How to create a simple CSS Loader

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Thiago Nunes Batista

By Thiago Nunes Batista

Updated at 3/14/2022

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Loaders are very common in front-end applications. In this article you will see how to create a simple loader using just CSS.

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
  <meta charset="UTF-8">
  <meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=edge">
  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
  <link rel="stylesheet" href="./styles.css">
  <title>Simple CSS Loader</title>
</head>
<body>
  <div class="overlay"></div>
  
  <div class="loader">
    <div class="loader__spinner"></div>
  </div>
</body>
</html>

.overlay {
  position: absolute;
  top: 0;
  left: 0;
  background-color: rgba(0,0,0,0.15);
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
}

.loader {
  position: fixed;
  top: 50%;
  left: 50%;
  width: 50px;
  height: 50px;
  transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
}


.loader__spinner {
  border: 5px solid lightblue;
  border-radius: 50%;
  width: 50px;
  height: 50px;
  animation: rotate 1s infinite linear;
  border-right-color: blue;
}

@keyframes rotate {
  from {
    transform: rotate(0);
  } 
  to {
    transform: rotate(360deg);
  }
}