52 Creative & Engaging CSS Loading Animation Examples

Loading animation is the what you see on some sites before the main content of the web page is loaded. Thoughtful animations can entertain your users while they wait for your content to load and reduce chances for visitors to leave your site. Loading animation can be extremely helpful when a website is complex and its loading time takes a few seconds. So if you need some inspiration to add a preloader to your website, here are 52 Creative & Engaging CSS Loading Animation Examples.

Project Deadline

Project Deadline - SVG animation with CSS3

Demo

Pure CSS The Carlton dance

Pure CSS The Carlton dance

Demo

Endless Hallway

Endless Hallway

Demo

SVG Car Drift Loader

SVG Car Drift Loader

Demo

LEGO Loader

LEGO Loader

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Fire Loader

Fire Loader

Demo

Code Maker Coffee

Code Maker Coffee

Demo

Cloudy Spiral CSS animation

Cloudy Spiral CSS animation

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Loading Cat

Loading Cat - 2

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Glitchy Loading Indicator

Glitchy Loading Indicator

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Authentic Weather Loader

Authentic Weather Loader

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Dump Truck Loading Animation

Dump Truck Loading Animation

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Loading Micro Animation

Loading Micro Animation

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Let’s load stuff

Let's load stuff

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Rainbow Loader

Rainbow Loader

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CSS page loading

css page loading

Demo

CSS 3D Hartwig chess set (fully playable)

CSS 3D Hartwig chess set (fully playable)

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Painted Loading Indicator

Painted Loading Indicator

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Fireworks

Fireworks

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Loading Animation

Loading Animation

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Hipster load

hipster load

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Evil Loader

Evil Loader

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Her – OS1 Loading

Her - OS1 Loading

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Pikachu Loading Page

Pikachu Loading Page

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Video Loading

Alternative loading icon for audio or video using SVG

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Floating Loading Animation

Simple floating loading animation mas with CSS in a flat design feel.

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CSS3 Loader Animation – Peeek

CSS3 Loader Animation - Peeek

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Animated status indicator

Animated status indicator

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CSS Text filling with water

CSS Text filling with water

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CSS Flame Animation

CSS Flame Animation

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Advanced animation path

Advanced animation path

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Square in a circle – Loading Animation

Square in a circle - Loading Animation

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Mr JeellyFish pure CSS animation

Mr JeellyFish pure CSS animation

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StarWars BB-8 CSS Illustration + Animation

StarWars BB-8 CSS Illustration + Animation

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Newton’s Cradle Loader

Newton's Cradle Loader

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Redirecting Loader

Redirecting Loader

Demo

Delivery truck animation

Delivery truck animation

Demo

SVG + GSAP Glowing Jump Loader

SVG + GSAP Glowing Jump Loader

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Clock Loader

Clock Loader

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Pacman loading animation

Pacman loading animation

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‘Making pancake’ loader

'Making pancake' loader

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Code Loader

Code Loader

Demo

Hourglass Loader

Hourglass Loader

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CSS Stairs Loader

CSS Stairs Loader

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Corange Loading Screen

Corange Loading Screen

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Bookshelf loader

Bookshelf loader

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FarCry 3 Loading Random Words

FarCry 3 Loading Random Words

Demo

Thingy

Thingy

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Battery Charging Animation with Liquid

Battery Charging Animation with Liquid

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Loading

Loading

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CSS Loading Bar?

CSS Loading Bar?

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Loop the Loop

Loop the Loop

Demo

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