191 CSS Loaders
Dive into the world of pure CSS animation with our CSS Loaders collection, emphasizing innovative techniques and optimization. The demos focus on using CSS masks combined with gradients to simulate the loading process and applying backdrop-filter for modern effects (e.g., “Dark Ripple Pre-Loader”). You’ll see how @keyframes and animation-delay work together to create text animations (animating individual letters) and “running wave” effects. This is a must-have for developers aiming for maximum performance and minimal DOM usage.
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Pure CSS Moiré Wave Dots
A dynamic field of black dots moving synchronously yet phase-shifted in time, forming complex geometric patterns reminiscent of moiré.
Playing Card 3D Preloader
An intricate infinite 3D stacking animation achieved purely with CSS transform-style: preserve-3d and complex @keyframes, leveraging translateZ for depth and precise animation-timing-function steps to smoothly cycle three cards in a continuous loop.
Loading Animation with CSS Custom Properties
The clean code illustrates how to use CSS variables for color control and a simple, yet effective mask animation to simulate a loading process.
Animated CSS Loader
This animated CSS loader uses gradients, masks, and @keyframes to create a smooth and engaging effect. It leverages a unique combination of mask-composite: exclude and repeating-linear-gradient for dynamic rendering.
LEGO Stacking Preloader
A dynamic SVG loader created with Sass. It shows how to build multi-layered animation using nested g elements within SVG and Sass maps for flexible control over colors and styles.
Simple CSS Text Loading Animation
See how subtle animation-delay and pseudo-selectors like nth-child can animate individual letters, creating an engaging and scalable text loader powered entirely by CSS.
Dark Ripple Pre-Loader (No-JS)
Dive into a dynamic ripple loader crafted using modern CSS capabilities, such as backdrop-filter for a stylish blur effect. The demo showcases how to leverage CSS Custom Properties for easy customization of the background and gradients without altering the core animation logic.
Climbing Cube
An illusion of an endlessly rolling 3D cube, achieved by synchronizing two @keyframes animations for rotation and sliding with an offset transform-origin. The complex rotation animation uses intermediate steps for a “bounce” effect, while a neon glow and -webkit-box-reflect complete the futuristic look.
Arrow Keyframes Animation
A “snake” arrow style loader animation where each circle smoothly changes color using @keyframes, and animation-delay sets an offset for each element, creating a running wave effect.
