Shimmer Card
A copy-paste skeletons component in pure HTML & CSS. Zero dependencies, framework-agnostic, MIT-licensed.
SkeletonsHTMLCSSany framework
Copy into your project
HTML
<div class="nuda-shimcard" aria-hidden="true">
<span class="nuda-shimcard__media"></span>
<span class="nuda-shimcard__line" style="width:80%"></span>
<span class="nuda-shimcard__line" style="width:55%"></span>
<div class="nuda-shimcard__foot">
<span class="nuda-shimcard__pill"></span>
<span class="nuda-shimcard__pill" style="width:40px"></span>
</div>
</div>CSS
/* Shimmer Card Skeleton
Card placeholder with a single lime shimmer sweep passing over it.
Customize: --shimcard-glow, --shimcard-block */
.nuda-shimcard {
--shimcard-glow: rgba(228, 255, 84, 0.12);
--shimcard-block: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.06);
position: relative;
display: flex;
flex-direction: column;
gap: 9px;
padding: 12px;
background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.02);
border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.06);
border-radius: 12px;
width: 100%;
max-width: 200px;
overflow: hidden;
}
.nuda-shimcard__media { height: 96px; border-radius: 8px; background: var(--shimcard-block); }
.nuda-shimcard__line { height: 10px; border-radius: 4px; background: var(--shimcard-block); }
.nuda-shimcard__foot { display: flex; gap: 8px; margin-top: 2px; }
.nuda-shimcard__pill { width: 56px; height: 14px; border-radius: 7px; background: var(--shimcard-block); }
.nuda-shimcard::after {
content: '';
position: absolute;
inset: 0;
background: linear-gradient(100deg, transparent 30%, var(--shimcard-glow) 50%, transparent 70%);
transform: translateX(-100%);
animation: nuda-shimcard 1.6s ease-in-out infinite;
}
@keyframes nuda-shimcard {
to { transform: translateX(100%); }
}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
.nuda-shimcard::after { animation: none; opacity: 0; }
}How to use Shimmer Card
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.