Tailwind CSS Spinner / Loader - Free Examples & Tutorial

Use responsive spinners component with helper examples for loaders and loading animations, spinning circle animation & more. Free download, open-source license.

Basic example

The spinner component is mostly used as a loading indicator which comes in multiple colors, sizes, and styles separately or inside elements such as buttons to improve the user experience whenever data is being fetched from your server.

Use the following element with the animate-spin animation class to show a loading animation:

HTML

        
            
      <div
        class="inline-block h-8 w-8 animate-spin rounded-full border-4 border-solid border-current border-r-transparent align-[-0.125em] motion-reduce:animate-[spin_1.5s_linear_infinite]"
        role="status">
        <span
          class="!absolute !-m-px !h-px !w-px !overflow-hidden !whitespace-nowrap !border-0 !p-0 ![clip:rect(0,0,0,0)]"
          >Loading...</span
        >
      </div>

Hey there 👋 we want to make Tailwind Elements a community-driven project. It's open source and free, and we would like it to stay that way. If you enjoy it, help the project grow by sharing it with your peers. Every share counts, thank you!

Share via Reddit Share via StumbleUpon

Colors

Change the colors of the spinner element using the fill and color utility classes.

HTML

        
            
      <div
        class="inline-block h-8 w-8 animate-spin rounded-full border-4 border-solid border-current border-r-transparent align-[-0.125em] text-primary motion-reduce:animate-[spin_1.5s_linear_infinite]"
        role="status">
        <span
          class="!absolute !-m-px !h-px !w-px !overflow-hidden !whitespace-nowrap !border-0 !p-0 ![clip:rect(0,0,0,0)]"
          >Loading...</span
        >
      </div>
      <div
        class="inline-block h-8 w-8 animate-spin rounded-full border-4 border-solid border-current border-r-transparent align-[-0.125em] text-secondary motion-reduce:animate-[spin_1.5s_linear_infinite]"
        role="status">
        <span
          class="!absolute !-m-px !h-px !w-px !overflow-hidden !whitespace-nowrap !border-0 !p-0 ![clip:rect(0,0,0,0)]"
          >Loading...</span
        >
      </div>
      <div
        class="inline-block h-8 w-8 animate-spin rounded-full border-4 border-solid border-current border-r-transparent align-[-0.125em] text-success motion-reduce:animate-[spin_1.5s_linear_infinite]"
        role="status">
        <span
          class="!absolute !-m-px !h-px !w-px !overflow-hidden !whitespace-nowrap !border-0 !p-0 ![clip:rect(0,0,0,0)]"
          >Loading...</span
        >
      </div>
      <div
        class="inline-block h-8 w-8 animate-spin rounded-full border-4 border-solid border-current border-r-transparent align-[-0.125em] text-danger motion-reduce:animate-[spin_1.5s_linear_infinite]"
        role="status">
        <span
          class="!absolute !-m-px !h-px !w-px !overflow-hidden !whitespace-nowrap !border-0 !p-0 ![clip:rect(0,0,0,0)]"
          >Loading...</span
        >
      </div>
      <div
        class="inline-block h-8 w-8 animate-spin rounded-full border-4 border-solid border-current border-r-transparent align-[-0.125em] text-warning motion-reduce:animate-[spin_1.5s_linear_infinite]"
        role="status">
        <span
          class="!absolute !-m-px !h-px !w-px !overflow-hidden !whitespace-nowrap !border-0 !p-0 ![clip:rect(0,0,0,0)]"
          >Loading...</span
        >
      </div>
      <div
        class="inline-block h-8 w-8 animate-spin rounded-full border-4 border-solid border-current border-r-transparent align-[-0.125em] text-info motion-reduce:animate-[spin_1.5s_linear_infinite]"
        role="status">
        <span
          class="!absolute !-m-px !h-px !w-px !overflow-hidden !whitespace-nowrap !border-0 !p-0 ![clip:rect(0,0,0,0)]"
          >Loading...</span
        >
      </div>
      <div
        class="inline-block h-8 w-8 animate-spin rounded-full border-4 border-solid border-current border-r-transparent align-[-0.125em] text-neutral-100 motion-reduce:animate-[spin_1.5s_linear_infinite]"
        role="status">
        <span
          class="!absolute !-m-px !h-px !w-px !overflow-hidden !whitespace-nowrap !border-0 !p-0 ![clip:rect(0,0,0,0)]"
          >Loading...</span
        >
      </div>

Growing spinner

Use the .animate-[spinner-grow_0.75s_linear_infinite] class if you want the spinner/loader to grow instead of spin.

HTML

        
            
      <div
        class="inline-block h-8 w-8 animate-[spinner-grow_0.75s_linear_infinite] rounded-full bg-current align-[-0.125em] opacity-0 motion-reduce:animate-[spinner-grow_1.5s_linear_infinite]"
        role="status">
        <span
          class="!absolute !-m-px !h-px !w-px !overflow-hidden !whitespace-nowrap !border-0 !p-0 ![clip:rect(0,0,0,0)]"
          >Loading...</span
        >
      </div>

Colors of growing spinner

Use any text color utilities to add a color to growing spinner.

HTML

        
            
      <div
        class="inline-block h-8 w-8 animate-[spinner-grow_0.75s_linear_infinite] rounded-full bg-current align-[-0.125em] text-primary opacity-0 motion-reduce:animate-[spinner-grow_1.5s_linear_infinite]"
        role="status">
        <span
          class="!absolute !-m-px !h-px !w-px !overflow-hidden !whitespace-nowrap !border-0 !p-0 ![clip:rect(0,0,0,0)]"
          >Loading...</span
        >
      </div>
      <div
        class="inline-block h-8 w-8 animate-[spinner-grow_0.75s_linear_infinite] rounded-full bg-current align-[-0.125em] text-secondary opacity-0 motion-reduce:animate-[spinner-grow_1.5s_linear_infinite]"
        role="status">
        <span
          class="!absolute !-m-px !h-px !w-px !overflow-hidden !whitespace-nowrap !border-0 !p-0 ![clip:rect(0,0,0,0)]"
          >Loading...</span
        >
      </div>
      <div
        class="inline-block h-8 w-8 animate-[spinner-grow_0.75s_linear_infinite] rounded-full bg-current align-[-0.125em] text-success opacity-0 motion-reduce:animate-[spinner-grow_1.5s_linear_infinite]"
        role="status">
        <span
          class="!absolute !-m-px !h-px !w-px !overflow-hidden !whitespace-nowrap !border-0 !p-0 ![clip:rect(0,0,0,0)]"
          >Loading...</span
        >
      </div>
      <div
        class="inline-block h-8 w-8 animate-[spinner-grow_0.75s_linear_infinite] rounded-full bg-current align-[-0.125em] text-danger opacity-0 motion-reduce:animate-[spinner-grow_1.5s_linear_infinite]"
        role="status">
        <span
          class="!absolute !-m-px !h-px !w-px !overflow-hidden !whitespace-nowrap !border-0 !p-0 ![clip:rect(0,0,0,0)]"
          >Loading...</span
        >
      </div>
      <div
        class="inline-block h-8 w-8 animate-[spinner-grow_0.75s_linear_infinite] rounded-full bg-current align-[-0.125em] text-warning opacity-0 motion-reduce:animate-[spinner-grow_1.5s_linear_infinite]"
        role="status">
        <span
          class="!absolute !-m-px !h-px !w-px !overflow-hidden !whitespace-nowrap !border-0 !p-0 ![clip:rect(0,0,0,0)]"
          >Loading...</span
        >
      </div>
      <div
        class="inline-block h-8 w-8 animate-[spinner-grow_0.75s_linear_infinite] rounded-full bg-current align-[-0.125em] text-info opacity-0 motion-reduce:animate-[spinner-grow_1.5s_linear_infinite]"
        role="status">
        <span
          class="!absolute !-m-px !h-px !w-px !overflow-hidden !whitespace-nowrap !border-0 !p-0 ![clip:rect(0,0,0,0)]"
          >Loading...</span
        >
      </div>
      <div
        class="inline-block h-8 w-8 animate-[spinner-grow_0.75s_linear_infinite] rounded-full bg-current align-[-0.125em] text-neutral-100 opacity-0 motion-reduce:animate-[spinner-grow_1.5s_linear_infinite]"
        role="status">
        <span
          class="!absolute !-m-px !h-px !w-px !overflow-hidden !whitespace-nowrap !border-0 !p-0 ![clip:rect(0,0,0,0)]"
          >Loading...</span
        >
      </div>

Margin

Use margin utilities like .m-12 for easy spacing.

HTML

        
            
      <div
        class="m-12 inline-block h-8 w-8 animate-spin rounded-full border-4 border-solid border-current border-r-transparent align-[-0.125em] motion-reduce:animate-[spin_1.5s_linear_infinite]"
        role="status">
        <span
          class="!absolute !-m-px !h-px !w-px !overflow-hidden !whitespace-nowrap !border-0 !p-0 ![clip:rect(0,0,0,0)]"
          >Loading...</span
        >
      </div>

Flex

Use flexbox utilities to place spinners exactly where you need them in any situation.

HTML

        
            
      <div
        class="inline-block h-8 w-8 animate-spin rounded-full border-4 border-solid border-current border-r-transparent align-[-0.125em] motion-reduce:animate-[spin_1.5s_linear_infinite]"
        role="status">
        <span
          class="!absolute !-m-px !h-px !w-px !overflow-hidden !whitespace-nowrap !border-0 !p-0 ![clip:rect(0,0,0,0)]"
          >Loading...</span
        >
      </div>

Floats

Use the flexbox, text alignment, or float utility classes to easily align the spinners to left, right or center.

HTML

        
            
      <div
        class="float-right inline-block h-8 w-8 animate-spin rounded-full border-4 border-solid border-current border-r-transparent align-[-0.125em] motion-reduce:animate-[spin_1.5s_linear_infinite]"
        role="status">
        <span
          class="!absolute !-m-px !h-px !w-px !overflow-hidden !whitespace-nowrap !border-0 !p-0 ![clip:rect(0,0,0,0)]"
          >Loading...</span
        >
      </div>

Text

Use the following code to add spinner a text.

Loading...

HTML

        
            
      <strong>Loading...</strong>
      <div
        class="ml-auto inline-block h-8 w-8 animate-spin rounded-full border-4 border-solid border-current border-r-transparent align-[-0.125em] motion-reduce:animate-[spin_1.5s_linear_infinite]"
        role="status"></div>

Size small

Use h-{*} and w-{*} utility classes to create a smaller spinner.

HTML

        
            
      <div
        class="inline-block h-4 w-4 animate-spin rounded-full border-4 border-solid border-current border-r-transparent align-[-0.125em] motion-reduce:animate-[spin_1.5s_linear_infinite]"
        role="status">
        <span
          class="!absolute !-m-px !h-px !w-px !overflow-hidden !whitespace-nowrap !border-0 !p-0 ![clip:rect(0,0,0,0)]"
          >Loading...</span
        >
      </div>
      <div
        class="inline-block h-4 w-4 animate-[spinner-grow_0.75s_linear_infinite] rounded-full bg-current align-[-0.125em] opacity-0 motion-reduce:animate-[spinner-grow_1.5s_linear_infinite]"
        role="status">
        <span
          class="!absolute !-m-px !h-px !w-px !overflow-hidden !whitespace-nowrap !border-0 !p-0 ![clip:rect(0,0,0,0)]"
          >Loading...</span
        >
      </div>

Size large

Use h-{*} and w-{*} utility classes to create a bigger spinner.

HTML

        
            
      <div
        class="inline-block h-12 w-12 animate-spin rounded-full border-4 border-solid border-current border-r-transparent align-[-0.125em] motion-reduce:animate-[spin_1.5s_linear_infinite]"
        role="status">
        <span
          class="!absolute !-m-px !h-px !w-px !overflow-hidden !whitespace-nowrap !border-0 !p-0 ![clip:rect(0,0,0,0)]"
          >Loading...</span
        >
      </div>
      <div
        class="inline-block h-12 w-12 animate-[spinner-grow_0.75s_linear_infinite] rounded-full bg-current align-[-0.125em] opacity-0 motion-reduce:animate-[spinner-grow_1.5s_linear_infinite]"
        role="status">
        <span
          class="!absolute !-m-px !h-px !w-px !overflow-hidden !whitespace-nowrap !border-0 !p-0 ![clip:rect(0,0,0,0)]"
          >Loading...</span
        >
      </div>

If you are looking for more advanced options, try Bootstrap Spinners from MDBootstrap.