Dotted Ring
A copy-paste spinners component in pure HTML & CSS. Zero dependencies, framework-agnostic, MIT-licensed.
SpinnersHTMLCSSany framework
Copy into your project
HTML
<!-- Dotted Ring Spinner -->
<div class="nuda-dotted-ring" role="status" aria-label="Loading">
<span></span><span></span><span></span><span></span>
<span></span><span></span><span></span><span></span>
</div>CSS
/* Dotted Ring Spinner
Eight dots arranged in a circle with fading opacity, spinning.
Customize: --dotring-color, --dotring-size, --dotring-dot-size */
.nuda-dotted-ring {
--dotring-color: #60a5fa;
--dotring-size: 40px;
--dotring-dot-size: 6px;
position: relative;
width: var(--dotring-size);
height: var(--dotring-size);
animation: nuda-dotted-ring 1.6s linear infinite;
will-change: transform;
}
.nuda-dotted-ring span {
position: absolute;
width: var(--dotring-dot-size);
height: var(--dotring-dot-size);
background: var(--dotring-color);
border-radius: 50%;
top: 50%;
left: 50%;
}
.nuda-dotted-ring span:nth-child(1) { transform: translate(-50%, -50%) rotate(0deg) translateY(-17px); opacity: 1; }
.nuda-dotted-ring span:nth-child(2) { transform: translate(-50%, -50%) rotate(45deg) translateY(-17px); opacity: 0.875; }
.nuda-dotted-ring span:nth-child(3) { transform: translate(-50%, -50%) rotate(90deg) translateY(-17px); opacity: 0.75; }
.nuda-dotted-ring span:nth-child(4) { transform: translate(-50%, -50%) rotate(135deg) translateY(-17px); opacity: 0.625; }
.nuda-dotted-ring span:nth-child(5) { transform: translate(-50%, -50%) rotate(180deg) translateY(-17px); opacity: 0.5; }
.nuda-dotted-ring span:nth-child(6) { transform: translate(-50%, -50%) rotate(225deg) translateY(-17px); opacity: 0.375; }
.nuda-dotted-ring span:nth-child(7) { transform: translate(-50%, -50%) rotate(270deg) translateY(-17px); opacity: 0.25; }
.nuda-dotted-ring span:nth-child(8) { transform: translate(-50%, -50%) rotate(315deg) translateY(-17px); opacity: 0.125; }
@keyframes nuda-dotted-ring {
to { transform: rotate(360deg); }
}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
.nuda-dotted-ring {
animation: none;
opacity: 0.6;
}
}How to use Dotted Ring
Paste the HTML where you need it and the CSS into a global stylesheet (or a <style> tag). Every class is prefixed nuda- so it never collides with Tailwind or your own styles. Tweak the CSS custom properties to match your design system.
Works in React, Vue, Svelte, Astro, Next.js, Nuxt, Laravel Blade, Django, Rails — or a single .html file. No npm install, no build step.