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3 Creative CSS Loader Designs That Will Amaze Your Users

Yay! Today we begin our new series on CSS loaders! In this extensive guide, we will be presenting various elegant and attractive loaders that may be used to boost the visual appeal of your websites.

The first example that we’re going to show you is “Creating a Stylish CSS Loader with SVG Animations” and the second edition in the list, is the “Spinning Squares Loader: A Simple and Effective CSS Loader”, which is a fluid and lively and will perfectly fit into most modern sites.

First Loader:

SVG Animations

That is just the beginning of the list of ways to implement the What-If tool in your QlikView environment. This post will be updated daily, and for each day we’ll present a new unique loader to spark your creativity and give you new code snippets.

For web developers who want to improve or for those of you who are in search of new inspiration, wait for the full list and guide on CSS loader designs to make your projects stand out.

1. Creating a Stylish CSS Loader with SVG Animations

This tutorial explains the step-by-step process of making a fancy CSS loader using SVG-based animations.

1. HTML Structure for CSS Loader:
We start by setting up the basic HTML structure for our loader. Each letter in the word “WEBDEVTALES” is represented by an SVG element. The SVGs are used to define the shapes and strokes of each letter, and they are animated to create a drawing effect.

2. SVG Definitions
If we want to add some color and gradient effects on a loader, we just need to define those using SVG definitions; most of them will be some definitions for our gradients inside a :

  • Linear Gradients:These create smooth color transitions within the SVG paths. For example, we use different color stops to create vibrant effects using gradients.
    3. CSS Styling and Animation
    Basic Styling:

  • Body: We vertically and horizontally center the loader using Flexbox and add a background for contrast.

  • Loader Container: The class loader ensures all SVGs are shown inline.
    SVG Path Animation:

Stroke Properties: A stroke is attached to every SVG path defining its width. The animation to the stroke adds a feature of the dynamic draw effect.

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