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Skeleton loader

Preview the shape of arriving content.

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About skeleton loader

Skeleton Loaders serve as UI abstractions indicating where content will appear upon loading, working alongside other transitions to minimize perceived latency and maintain stable layouts during the loading process.

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Anatomy

Shared parts, named consistently.

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    Skeleton LoaderRequired

    The Skeleton Loader is an animated span element.

Try the default

A working example with the shared V1 visual language.

Loading workspace

When to use

Match the eventual content structure to reduce layout shifts. Replace placeholders once content or an error is available.

One status message communicates loading. Decorative placeholder shapes stay out of the accessibility tree.

Related components

Source & adaptation

V1 semantic colors, DM Sans typography, compact controls, and responsive layouts. The API table describes this implementation; source design notes may use earlier API terminology.

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