Stacked Tiles Loader: Hairline Animation

Stacked Tiles Loader

Four isometric plates in a stack lift one after another in a soft ripple while an accent fill climbs to the top. A hairline SVG and CSS loading indicator on the 2:1 grid.

Also known as: isometric loading animation, stacked layers loader, hairline loader.

Color Base size 16px Dark background

HTML

<div class="hln-tile-stack-loader" role="status" aria-label="Loading">
  <svg viewBox="-110 -60 220 120" aria-hidden="true"><g transform="translate(0 12) scale(1.9)"><g class="hln-tile-stack-loader-tile" style="--d: 0s"><g><polygon points="-22,0 0,11 0,8.5 -22,-2.5"/><polygon points="22,0 0,11 0,8.5 22,-2.5"/><polygon points="0,-13.5 22,-2.5 0,8.5 -22,-2.5"/></g><polygon class="hln-tile-stack-loader-in" points="0,-8.5 12,-2.5 0,3.5 -12,-2.5"/></g><g class="hln-tile-stack-loader-tile" style="--d: 0.3s"><g><polygon points="-22,-7 0,4 0,1.5 -22,-9.5"/><polygon points="22,-7 0,4 0,1.5 22,-9.5"/><polygon points="0,-20.5 22,-9.5 0,1.5 -22,-9.5"/></g><polygon class="hln-tile-stack-loader-in" points="0,-15.5 12,-9.5 0,-3.5 -12,-9.5"/></g><g class="hln-tile-stack-loader-tile" style="--d: 0.6s"><g><polygon points="-22,-14 0,-3 0,-5.5 -22,-16.5"/><polygon points="22,-14 0,-3 0,-5.5 22,-16.5"/><polygon points="0,-27.5 22,-16.5 0,-5.5 -22,-16.5"/></g><polygon class="hln-tile-stack-loader-in" points="0,-22.5 12,-16.5 0,-10.5 -12,-16.5"/></g><g class="hln-tile-stack-loader-tile" style="--d: 0.9s"><g><polygon points="-22,-21 0,-10 0,-12.5 -22,-23.5"/><polygon points="22,-21 0,-10 0,-12.5 22,-23.5"/><polygon points="0,-34.5 22,-23.5 0,-12.5 -22,-23.5"/></g><polygon class="hln-tile-stack-loader-in" points="0,-29.5 12,-23.5 0,-17.5 -12,-23.5"/></g></g></svg>
</div>

CSS

.hln-tile-stack-loader {
  --c: var(--hln-color, #ff4f2e);
  font-size: var(--hln-size, 16px);
  position: relative;
  display: grid;
  place-items: center;
  width: 22em;
  height: 12em;
  border-radius: 0.75em;
  background: #f6f5f1;
  overflow: hidden;
  --u: 1px;
}
.hln-tile-stack-loader svg {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  overflow: visible;
  fill: #ffffff;
  stroke: #1c1d21;
  stroke-width: 1.25;
  stroke-linejoin: round;
  stroke-linecap: round;
}
.hln-tile-stack-loader svg * {
  vector-effect: non-scaling-stroke;
}
.hln-tile-stack-loader .hln-tile-stack-loader-in {
  stroke: #9a9ca3;
}
.hln-tile-stack-loader .hln-tile-stack-loader-tile {
  animation: hln-tile-stack-loader-lift 3s var(--d) infinite;
}
.hln-tile-stack-loader .hln-tile-stack-loader-tile > g > polygon {
  animation: hln-tile-stack-loader-fill 3s var(--d) infinite;
}
.hln-tile-stack-loader .hln-tile-stack-loader-tile > .hln-tile-stack-loader-in {
  fill: none;
}
@keyframes hln-tile-stack-loader-lift {
  0% { translate: 0 0; animation-timing-function: cubic-bezier(0.3, 0, 0.2, 1); }
  10% { translate: 0 calc(-3.6 * var(--u)); animation-timing-function: ease-in-out; }
  18% { translate: 0 calc(0.3 * var(--u)); animation-timing-function: ease-in-out; }
  24%, 100% { translate: 0 0; }
}
@keyframes hln-tile-stack-loader-fill {
  0% { fill: #ffffff; }
  3%, 9% { fill: var(--c); }
  16%, 100% { fill: #ffffff; }
}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .hln-tile-stack-loader * {
    animation: none !important;
  }
  .hln-tile-stack-loader .hln-tile-stack-loader-tile:last-child > g > polygon:last-child { fill: var(--c); }
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .hln-tile-stack-loader, .hln-tile-stack-loader *, .hln-tile-stack-loader::before, .hln-tile-stack-loader::after, .hln-tile-stack-loader *::before, .hln-tile-stack-loader *::after {
    animation-duration: 0.01ms !important;
    animation-iteration-count: 1 !important;
    transition-duration: 0.01ms !important;
  }
}

Customizing this snippet

Color: set --hln-color on the element or a parent. Currently previewing #3b82f6.
Base size: set --hln-size. Every other dimension is in em, so the whole thing scales together. Currently previewing 16px.
Speed: change the duration on the transition or animation shorthand. Staggered delays are relative, so they keep their rhythm.
Reduced motion: the rule at the end of the CSS turns the motion off for people who asked their OS for less of it. Keep it.

Stacked Tiles Loader

HTML

CSS

Customizing this snippet

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