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Rotating Squares

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

LoadersHTMLCSSany framework

Copy into your project

HTML
<!-- Rotating Squares Loader -->
<div class="nuda-rotating-squares" role="status" aria-label="Loading">
  <span></span>
  <span></span>
</div>
CSS
/* Rotating Squares Loader
   Two squares rotating around each other.
   Customize: --sq-color-a, --sq-color-b, --sq-size */

.nuda-rotating-squares {
  --sq-color-a: #818cf8;
  --sq-color-b: #f472b6;
  --sq-size: 18px;
  position: relative;
  width: 40px;
  height: 40px;
  margin: 8px;
}

.nuda-rotating-squares span {
  position: absolute;
  width: var(--sq-size);
  height: var(--sq-size);
  border-radius: 3px;
  will-change: transform;
}

.nuda-rotating-squares span:nth-child(1) {
  background: var(--sq-color-a);
  animation: nuda-rot-sq-a 1.8s ease-in-out infinite;
}

.nuda-rotating-squares span:nth-child(2) {
  background: var(--sq-color-b);
  animation: nuda-rot-sq-b 1.8s ease-in-out infinite;
}

@keyframes nuda-rot-sq-a {
  0%   { top: 0; left: 0; transform: rotate(0deg); }
  50%  { top: 22px; left: 22px; transform: rotate(180deg); }
  100% { top: 0; left: 0; transform: rotate(360deg); }
}

@keyframes nuda-rot-sq-b {
  0%   { top: 22px; left: 22px; transform: rotate(0deg); }
  50%  { top: 0; left: 0; transform: rotate(180deg); }
  100% { top: 22px; left: 22px; transform: rotate(360deg); }
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .nuda-rotating-squares span {
    animation: none;
    opacity: 0.6;
  }
  .nuda-rotating-squares span:nth-child(1) { top: 0; left: 0; }
  .nuda-rotating-squares span:nth-child(2) { top: 22px; left: 22px; }
}

How to use Rotating Squares

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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