Gradient Loading Text
A gradient pours into faint letters from the left, holds, then drains out to the right, over and over. Half of an oversized layer is transparent, so one position animation does both halves.
Also known as: text fill loading animation, loading text css, progress fill text.
Loading
HTML
<div class="txt-gradient-loading-text">Loading</div>
CSS
.txt-gradient-loading-text {
--c: var(--txt-color, #3b82f6);
font-size: var(--txt-size, 32px);
font-family: system-ui, sans-serif;
font-weight: 700;
line-height: 1.2;
font-weight: 800;
letter-spacing: 0.04em;
background:
linear-gradient(90deg, var(--c), color-mix(in srgb, var(--c) 45%, #a855f7) 36%, color-mix(in srgb, var(--c) 40%, #ec4899) 50%, transparent 50%) 0 0 / 200% 100% no-repeat,
color-mix(in srgb, var(--c) 22%, transparent);
-webkit-background-clip: text;
background-clip: text;
color: transparent;
-webkit-text-fill-color: transparent;
animation: txt-gradient-loading-text-fill 2.6s cubic-bezier(0.65, 0, 0.35, 1) infinite;}
@keyframes txt-gradient-loading-text-fill {
0% { background-position: 100% 0; }
50%, 62% { background-position: 0% 0; }
100% { background-position: -100% 0; }
}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
.txt-gradient-loading-text, .txt-gradient-loading-text *, .txt-gradient-loading-text::before, .txt-gradient-loading-text::after, .txt-gradient-loading-text *::before, .txt-gradient-loading-text *::after {
animation-duration: 0.01ms !important;
animation-iteration-count: 1 !important;
transition-duration: 0.01ms !important;
}
}Customizing this snippet
- Color: set
--txt-coloron the element or a parent. Currently previewing#3b82f6. - Font size: set
--txt-size. Every other dimension is inem, so the whole thing scales together. Currently previewing40px. - Speed: change the duration on the
transitionoranimationshorthand. 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.