Rotating Status Text Loader
A status pill with a dotted spinner and a word that rolls up through Fetching, Parsing and Rendering. Pure CSS: a word column slides inside a one-line window.
Also known as: changing loading messages, loading text carousel, status word slider.
HTML
<div class="ldr-rotating-status-text" role="status" aria-label="Working">
<span class="ldr-rotating-status-text-spinner" aria-hidden="true"></span>
<span class="ldr-rotating-status-text-window" aria-hidden="true">
<span class="ldr-rotating-status-text-words"><span>Fetching</span><span>Parsing</span><span>Rendering</span><span>Fetching</span></span>
</span>
</div>CSS
.ldr-rotating-status-text {
--s: var(--ldr-size, 48px);
--c: var(--ldr-color, #3b82f6);
display: inline-flex;
align-items: center;
gap: 0.55em;
padding: 0.5em 1em 0.5em 0.75em;
border-radius: 2em;
background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--ldr-color, #3b82f6) 10%, transparent);
box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 1px color-mix(in srgb, var(--ldr-color, #3b82f6) 22%, transparent);
font: 500 calc(var(--s) / 3) / 1.3 system-ui, sans-serif;
color: color-mix(in srgb, currentColor 85%, transparent);
}
.ldr-rotating-status-text-spinner {
width: 1em;
height: 1em;
box-sizing: border-box;
border: 0.17em dotted var(--c);
border-radius: 50%;
animation: ldr-rotating-status-text-spin 1.6s linear infinite;
}
.ldr-rotating-status-text-window {
height: 1.3em;
overflow: hidden;
-webkit-mask: linear-gradient(transparent, #000 14%, #000 86%, transparent);
mask: linear-gradient(transparent, #000 14%, #000 86%, transparent);
}
.ldr-rotating-status-text-words {
display: grid;
animation: ldr-rotating-status-text-roll 4.8s cubic-bezier(0.6, 0, 0.3, 1.25) infinite;
}
@keyframes ldr-rotating-status-text-roll {
0%, 26% { transform: translateY(0); }
33.33%, 59% { transform: translateY(-25%); }
66.67%, 92% { transform: translateY(-50%); }
100% { transform: translateY(-75%); }
}
@keyframes ldr-rotating-status-text-spin {
to { transform: rotate(360deg); }
}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
.ldr-rotating-status-text, .ldr-rotating-status-text *, .ldr-rotating-status-text::before, .ldr-rotating-status-text::after, .ldr-rotating-status-text *::before, .ldr-rotating-status-text *::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.