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Profile Skeleton Loader

A copy-paste profile headers component in pure HTML & CSS. Zero dependencies, framework-agnostic, MIT-licensed.

Profile HeadersHTMLCSSany framework

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HTML
<div class="nuda-skel" aria-busy="true" aria-live="polite">
  <div class="nuda-skel__avatar"></div>
  <div class="nuda-skel__lines">
    <div class="nuda-skel__line nuda-skel__line--name"></div>
    <div class="nuda-skel__line nuda-skel__line--sub"></div>
    <div class="nuda-skel__line nuda-skel__line--bio"></div>
  </div>
</div>
CSS
/* Profile Skeleton Loader
   Shimmering avatar + lines for loading state.
   Customize: --skel-base, --skel-shine */

.nuda-skel {
  --skel-base: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.04);
  --skel-shine: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1);
  display: flex;
  gap: 14px;
  padding: 16px;
  background: #0c0c10;
  border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.08);
  border-radius: 14px;
  max-width: 320px;
  width: 100%;
}

.nuda-skel__avatar,
.nuda-skel__line {
  background: linear-gradient(
    90deg,
    var(--skel-base) 0,
    var(--skel-shine) 50%,
    var(--skel-base) 100%
  );
  background-size: 200% 100%;
  animation: nuda-skel-shimmer 1.4s ease-in-out infinite;
}

.nuda-skel__avatar {
  width: 48px;
  height: 48px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  flex-shrink: 0;
}

.nuda-skel__lines {
  flex: 1;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 8px;
  justify-content: center;
}

.nuda-skel__line {
  height: 10px;
  border-radius: 6px;
}

.nuda-skel__line--name { width: 55%; height: 12px; animation-delay: 0.05s; }
.nuda-skel__line--sub  { width: 35%; animation-delay: 0.1s; }
.nuda-skel__line--bio  { width: 90%; animation-delay: 0.15s; }

@keyframes nuda-skel-shimmer {
  0%   { background-position:  200% 0; }
  100% { background-position: -200% 0; }
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .nuda-skel__avatar,
  .nuda-skel__line {
    animation: none;
    background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.06);
  }
}

How to use Profile Skeleton Loader

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.

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