Family fan chart
Everyone, swept into a half circle from your oldest known ancestor.
- Who appears
- Everyone, as a half circle
- Best for
- Descendants of one couple — a reunion print, or a grandparents’ gift.
- Styles available
- 10 poster styles
The family sweeps out from your oldest known ancestor, each subtree given an angle in proportion to its size, so a branch with many descendants gets the room it needs.
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 Family 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.
Heirloom fanAn inked ancestor fan with a drawn tree at its heart and your names signed below.
Ancestor fanDirect line only, as a half circle. Best when you know several generations back.