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Tree view

A nested list with collapsible parent and child items.

A tree view shows hierarchical data — a folder structure, a category outline, an org chart. Each item can be expanded to reveal its children with a small arrow or plus icon, then collapsed again.

Trees are great for genuinely nested data but get confusing past three levels deep. For deeper structures, a breadcrumb plus a flat list is usually easier to navigate.

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