Refresh Spinner
Two curved arrows chasing each other round, the refresh or sync icon set in motion. It turns a half circle at a time with a short ease at each end, which reads as retrying rather than waiting.
Also known as: sync icon animation, reload spinner, rotating arrows loader.
HTML
<svg class="ldr-refresh-spinner" viewBox="0 0 48 48" role="status" aria-label="Refreshing"> <path d="M10.4 17.7A15 15 0 0 1 36.3 15.4M37.8 9.7L37 16.4L30.4 14.9"></path> <path d="M37.6 30.3A15 15 0 0 1 11.7 32.6M10.2 38.3L11 31.6L17.6 33.1"></path> </svg>
CSS
.ldr-refresh-spinner {
--s: var(--ldr-size, 48px);
--c: var(--ldr-color, #3b82f6);
width: var(--s);
height: var(--s);
animation: ldr-refresh-spinner-turn 0.9s cubic-bezier(0.55, 0, 0.35, 1) infinite;
}
.ldr-refresh-spinner path {
fill: none;
stroke: var(--c);
stroke-width: 4;
stroke-linecap: round;
stroke-linejoin: round;
}
@keyframes ldr-refresh-spinner-turn {
to { transform: rotate(180deg); }
}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
.ldr-refresh-spinner, .ldr-refresh-spinner *, .ldr-refresh-spinner::before, .ldr-refresh-spinner::after, .ldr-refresh-spinner *::before, .ldr-refresh-spinner *::after {
animation-duration: 3s;
}
}Customizing this loader
- Color: set
--ldr-coloron the element or a parent. Currently previewing#3b82f6. - Size: set
--ldr-size. Every dimension in the snippet is derived from it. Currently previewing64px. - Speed: change the duration on the
animationshorthand. Delays on the children are relative, so they keep their rhythm. - Accessibility: the root carries
role="status"and anaria-labelso screen readers announce the wait. The reduced-motion rule at the end slows the animation for users who asked for less motion.