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Gaurav
Gaurav

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Create a loading spinner using pure CSS.

Hello everyone. In this quick tutorial, let's learn how to create a loading spinner using pure CSS in 3 easy steps!

Step 1 - HTML

Create the HTML structure we need (which is just 1 line)

<div class="spinner"></div>
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Step 2 - Add basic styles.

.spinner{
        width: 64px;
        height: 64px;
        border: 8px solid;
        border-color: #3d5af1 transparent #3d5af1 transparent;
        border-radius: 50%;
        animation: spin 1.2s linear infinite;
}
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Step 3 - Add the spin animation

 @keyframes spin {
  0% {
    transform: rotate(0deg);
  }
  100% {
    transform: rotate(360deg);
  }
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That's it! we have created the loading spinner. Here is the final result.

spinner

Thank u😀

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Irene Ntungwe

Thanks for sharing its simple .

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maperezromero

Beaty and simple.

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israel177

Good thanks

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Mahmoud Bakheet

It’s simple and nice CSS loading ..! Thanks..

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Gaurav

Thank u 😄

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🚩 Atul Prajapati 🇮🇳

Hey gaurav thanks for sharing bro I have just recently learned CSS animation course from scrimba and I can understand this codes 😁🙏

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Gaurav

Thanks buddy! Glad u liked it😀

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🚩 Atul Prajapati 🇮🇳

✌️

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Pawan Pawar

Nice one!!

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Gaurav

Thanks😄

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Marck

Thanks.

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Temani Afif • Edited

You can simplify your keyframes

 @keyframes spin {
  100% {
    transform: rotate(360deg);
  }
}
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Vaishali JS

I didn't know about this trick.
How does it work? Is it like we can skip original state of the element at 0%?

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Temani Afif

if 0% or 100% is not defined then the default element style will get used

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Gaurav

Hey, thanks. 😅

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