Ancestor fan chart
Direct line only, as a half circle. Best when you know several generations back.
- Who appears
- Direct ancestors only
- Best for
- Deep ancestry shown compactly, when you know many generations.
- Styles available
- 10 poster styles
The same direct line as a pedigree, swept into a half circle. Names curve along each ring, which keeps several generations readable in far less width than a chart.
How you build one
You do not lay this chart out yourself. You describe your family in ordinary sentences — “my dad is John”, “his parents were Robert and Anne” — and each person is placed as you go. When the family is in, you choose Ancestor fan as the shape and pick a style.
Free to build, no account needed to start.
Other chart shapes
Centered chartEveryone, with each generation centered so the page stays balanced.
PedigreeDirect line only — no siblings, partners or children. Exactly symmetrical.
Family recordGenerations set as columns of type, gathered under braces, with botanical corners.
Classic lineageNames only, in spaced capitals, each family gathered under a curly brace.
Family fanEveryone, swept into a half circle from your oldest known ancestor.
Heirloom fanAn inked ancestor fan with a drawn tree at its heart and your names signed below.