Gradient Pulse Loader
An elegant, gradient-based loading animation with smooth pulsing and color transitions
Gradient Pulse Loader Breakdown
� Gradient Color Transition
The loader features a smooth gradient background that transitions from green to teal, creating a visually appealing and modern loading effect.
✨ Pulsing Animation
A subtle pulsing animation adds depth and life to the loader, with opacity and scale changes that create a breathing-like effect.
🔄 Spinning Indicator
A nested spinning element provides additional visual feedback, indicating that a process is ongoing.
🔧 Technical Highlights
- Uses Tailwind CSS for styling and animations
- Responsive and scalable design
- Smooth CSS animations with custom keyframes
- Layered design with nested elements
Code Breakdown and Features
1. Gradient Background
<div className="
absolute
inset-0
bg-gradient-to-r
from-green-600
to-teal-600
rounded-full
animate-pulse
opacity-75
"></div>
• Creates a full-size gradient background • Uses Tailwind's bg-gradient-to-r
for horizontal gradient • Applies pulsing animation with animate-pulse
• Rounded shape with rounded-full
2. Nested Loader Design
<div className="
absolute
inset-2
bg-gray-900
rounded-full
flex
items-center
justify-center
">
<div className="
w-8
h-8
border-4
border-transparent
border-t-green-500
rounded-full
animate-spin
"></div>
</div>
• Inner dark background creates depth • Centered spinning element • Transparent borders with colored top border • animate-spin
creates rotation effect
3. Custom Pulse Animation
@keyframes pulse {
0%, 100% {
opacity: 0.75;
transform: scale(1);
}
50% {
opacity: 0.5;
transform: scale(1.05);
}
}
• Custom keyframe animation for pulsing effect • Alternates opacity and scale • Creates a breathing-like animation • Smooth cubic-bezier timing function