Wave Bars
A copy-paste loaders component in pure HTML & CSS. Zero dependencies, framework-agnostic, MIT-licensed.
LoadersHTMLCSSany framework
Copy into your project
HTML
<!-- Wave Bars Loader -->
<div class="nuda-wave-bars" role="status" aria-label="Loading">
<span></span>
<span></span>
<span></span>
<span></span>
<span></span>
</div>CSS
/* Wave Bars Loader
Five bars waving up and down in sequence.
Customize: --wave-bars-color, --wave-bars-width */
.nuda-wave-bars {
--wave-bars-color: #60a5fa;
--wave-bars-width: 4px;
display: flex;
align-items: center;
gap: 3px;
height: 32px;
padding: 8px;
}
.nuda-wave-bars span {
width: var(--wave-bars-width);
background: var(--wave-bars-color);
border-radius: 2px;
animation: nuda-wave-bars 1.2s ease-in-out infinite;
will-change: height, opacity;
}
.nuda-wave-bars span:nth-child(1) { animation-delay: 0s; }
.nuda-wave-bars span:nth-child(2) { animation-delay: 0.1s; }
.nuda-wave-bars span:nth-child(3) { animation-delay: 0.2s; }
.nuda-wave-bars span:nth-child(4) { animation-delay: 0.3s; }
.nuda-wave-bars span:nth-child(5) { animation-delay: 0.4s; }
@keyframes nuda-wave-bars {
0%, 100% {
height: 8px;
opacity: 0.4;
}
50% {
height: 28px;
opacity: 1;
}
}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
.nuda-wave-bars span {
animation: none;
height: 16px;
opacity: 0.6;
}
}How to use Wave Bars
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.