Bootstrap Spinners - Bootstrap 5 Loader / Spinner



Bootstrap Spinners

  • Bootstrap spinners, built entirely with HTML, CSS, and no JavaScript.
  • Use the border spinners for a lightweight loading indicator.
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Sample Code

<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
  <head>
    <meta charset="utf-8">
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
    <link href="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/[email protected]/dist/css/bootstrap.min.css" rel="stylesheet">
    <link href="https://getbootstrap.com/docs/5.2/assets/css/docs.css" rel="stylesheet">
    <title>Bootstrap Example</title>
    <script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/[email protected]/dist/js/bootstrap.bundle.min.js"></script>
  </head>
  <body class="p-3 m-0 border-0 bd-example">
    <div class="spinner-border" role="status">
      <span class="visually-hidden">Loading...</span>
    </div>
  </body>
</html>

Output

bootstrap-spinner

Bootstrap Spinner Colors

  • The border spinner uses currentColor for its border-color, Which means you can customize the color with text color utilities.

Sample Code

<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
  <head>
    <meta charset="utf-8">
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
    <link href="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/[email protected]/dist/css/bootstrap.min.css" rel="stylesheet">
    <link href="https://getbootstrap.com/docs/5.2/assets/css/docs.css" rel="stylesheet">
    <title>Bootstrap Example</title>
    <script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/[email protected]/dist/js/bootstrap.bundle.min.js"></script>
  </head>
  <body class="p-3 m-0 border-0 bd-example">
    <div class="spinner-border text-primary" role="status">
      <span class="visually-hidden">Loading...</span>
    </div>
    <div class="spinner-border text-secondary" role="status">
      <span class="visually-hidden">Loading...</span>
    </div>
    <div class="spinner-border text-success" role="status">
      <span class="visually-hidden">Loading...</span>
    </div>
    <div class="spinner-border text-danger" role="status">
      <span class="visually-hidden">Loading...</span>
    </div>
    <div class="spinner-border text-warning" role="status">
      <span class="visually-hidden">Loading...</span>
    </div>
    <div class="spinner-border text-info" role="status">
      <span class="visually-hidden">Loading...</span>
    </div>
    <div class="spinner-border text-light" role="status">
      <span class="visually-hidden">Loading...</span>
    </div>
    <div class="spinner-border text-dark" role="status">
      <span class="visually-hidden">Loading...</span>
    </div>
  </body>
</html>

Output

bootstrap-spinner-colors

Bootstrap Growing Spinner

  • If you don’t fancy a border spinner, switch to the grow spinner. While it doesn’t technically spin, it does repeatedly grow.

Sample Code

<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
  <head>
    <meta charset="utf-8">
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
    <link href="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/[email protected]/dist/css/bootstrap.min.css" rel="stylesheet">
    <link href="https://getbootstrap.com/docs/5.2/assets/css/docs.css" rel="stylesheet">
    <title>Bootstrap Example</title>
    <script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/[email protected]/dist/js/bootstrap.bundle.min.js"></script>
  </head>
  <body class="p-3 m-0 border-0 bd-example">
    <div class="spinner-grow text-primary" role="status">
      <span class="visually-hidden">Loading...</span>
    </div>
    <div class="spinner-grow text-secondary" role="status">
      <span class="visually-hidden">Loading...</span>
    </div>
    <div class="spinner-grow text-success" role="status">
      <span class="visually-hidden">Loading...</span>
    </div>
    <div class="spinner-grow text-danger" role="status">
      <span class="visually-hidden">Loading...</span>
    </div>
    <div class="spinner-grow text-warning" role="status">
      <span class="visually-hidden">Loading...</span>
    </div>
    <div class="spinner-grow text-info" role="status">
      <span class="visually-hidden">Loading...</span>
    </div>
    <div class="spinner-grow text-light" role="status">
      <span class="visually-hidden">Loading...</span>
    </div>
    <div class="spinner-grow text-dark" role="status">
      <span class="visually-hidden">Loading...</span>
    </div>
  </body>
</html>

Output

bootstrap-growing-spinner

Bootstrap Spinner Margin

  • Use margin property like .m-5 for easy spacing.

Sample Code

<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
  <head>
    <meta charset="utf-8">
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
    <link href="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/[email protected]/dist/css/bootstrap.min.css" rel="stylesheet">
    <link href="https://getbootstrap.com/docs/5.2/assets/css/docs.css" rel="stylesheet">
    <title>Bootstrap Example</title>
    <script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/[email protected]/dist/js/bootstrap.bundle.min.js"></script>
  </head>
  <body class="p-3 m-0 border-0 bd-example">
    <div class="spinner-border m-5" role="status">
      <span class="visually-hidden">Loading...</span>
    </div>
  </body>
</html>

Output

bootstrap-spinner-margin

Bootstrap Spinner Flex

  • Flexbox is a CSS layout module that provides a flexible way to align and distribute content within a container. It allows you to create complex layouts with ease, and is often used in combination with Bootstrap to create responsive and flexible designs.

Sample Code

<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
  <head>
    <meta charset="utf-8">
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
    <link href="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/[email protected]/dist/css/bootstrap.min.css" rel="stylesheet">
    <link href="https://getbootstrap.com/docs/5.2/assets/css/docs.css" rel="stylesheet">
    <title>Bootstrap Example</title>
    <script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/[email protected]/dist/js/bootstrap.bundle.min.js"></script>
  </head>
  <body class="p-3 m-0 border-0 bd-example">
    <div class="d-flex justify-content-center">
      <div class="spinner-border" role="status">
        <span class="visually-hidden">Loading...</span>
      </div>
    </div>
  </body>
</html>

Output

bootstrap-spinner-flex

Bootstrap Spinner Floats

Sample Code

<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
  <head>
    <meta charset="utf-8">
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
    <link href="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/[email protected]/dist/css/bootstrap.min.css" rel="stylesheet">
    <link href="https://getbootstrap.com/docs/5.2/assets/css/docs.css" rel="stylesheet">
    <title>Bootstrap Example</title>
    <script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/[email protected]/dist/js/bootstrap.bundle.min.js"></script>
  </head>
  <body class="p-3 m-0 border-0 bd-example">
    <div class="clearfix">
      <div class="spinner-border float-end" role="status">
        <span class="visually-hidden">Loading...</span>
      </div>
    </div>
  </body>
</html>

Output

bootstrap-spinner-float

Bootstrap Spinner Text align

  • Bootstrap Spinner is a component that displays a spinning animation to indicate that a task is in progress. It can be used in combination with text or other elements to provide visual feedback to the user.

Sample Code

<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
  <head>
    <meta charset="utf-8">
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
    <link href="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/[email protected]/dist/css/bootstrap.min.css" rel="stylesheet">
    <link href="https://getbootstrap.com/docs/5.2/assets/css/docs.css" rel="stylesheet">
    <title>Bootstrap Example</title>
    <script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/[email protected]/dist/js/bootstrap.bundle.min.js"></script>
  </head>
  <body class="p-3 m-0 border-0 bd-example">
    <div class="text-center">
      <div class="spinner-border" role="status">
        <span class="visually-hidden">Loading...</span>
      </div>
    </div>
  </body>
</html>

Output

bootstrap-spinner-text-align

Bootstrap Spinner Size

  • Add .spinner-border-sm and .spinner-grow-sm to make a smaller spinner that can quickly be used within other components.

Sample Code

<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
  <head>
    <meta charset="utf-8">
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
    <link href="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/[email protected]/dist/css/bootstrap.min.css" rel="stylesheet">
    <link href="https://getbootstrap.com/docs/5.2/assets/css/docs.css" rel="stylesheet">
    <title>Bootstrap Example</title>
    <script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/[email protected]/dist/js/bootstrap.bundle.min.js"></script>
  </head>
  <body class="p-3 m-0 border-0 bd-example">
    <div class="spinner-border spinner-border-sm" role="status">
      <span class="visually-hidden">Loading...</span>
    </div>
    <div class="spinner-grow spinner-grow-sm" role="status">
      <span class="visually-hidden">Loading...</span>
    </div>
  </body>
</html>

Output

bootstrap-spinner-size

Bootstrap Spinner Size Example (Use custom CSS or inline styles)

Sample Code

<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
  <head>
    <meta charset="utf-8">
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
    <link href="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/[email protected]/dist/css/bootstrap.min.css" rel="stylesheet">
    <link href="https://getbootstrap.com/docs/5.2/assets/css/docs.css" rel="stylesheet">
    <title>Bootstrap Example</title>
    <script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/[email protected]/dist/js/bootstrap.bundle.min.js"></script>
  </head>
  <body class="p-3 m-0 border-0 bd-example">
    <div class="spinner-border" style="width: 3rem; height: 3rem;" role="status">
      <span class="visually-hidden">Loading...</span>
    </div>
    <div class="spinner-grow" style="width: 3rem; height: 3rem;" role="status">
      <span class="visually-hidden">Loading...</span>
    </div>
  </body>
</html>

Output

bootstrap-size-spinner

Bootstrap Spinner Buttons

  • Bootstrap Spinner Button is a combination of two Bootstrap components: the Spinner and the Button. It is used to display a spinning animation inside a button to indicate that a task is in progress, while also disabling the button to prevent further user interaction during that time.

Sample Code

<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
  <head>
    <meta charset="utf-8">
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
    <link href="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/[email protected]/dist/css/bootstrap.min.css" rel="stylesheet">
    <link href="https://getbootstrap.com/docs/5.2/assets/css/docs.css" rel="stylesheet">
    <title>Bootstrap Example</title>
    <script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/[email protected]/dist/js/bootstrap.bundle.min.js"></script>
  </head>
  <body class="p-3 m-0 border-0 bd-example">
    <button class="btn btn-primary" type="button" disabled="">
      <span class="spinner-border spinner-border-sm" role="status" aria-hidden="true"></span>
      <span class="visually-hidden">Loading...</span>
    </button>
    <button class="btn btn-primary" type="button" disabled="">
      <span class="spinner-border spinner-border-sm" role="status" aria-hidden="true"></span>
      Loading...
    </button>
  </body>
</html>

Output

bootstrap-spinner-button

Bootstrap Spinner Buttons Example

Sample Code

<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
  <head>
    <meta charset="utf-8">
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
    <link href="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/[email protected]/dist/css/bootstrap.min.css" rel="stylesheet">
    <link href="https://getbootstrap.com/docs/5.2/assets/css/docs.css" rel="stylesheet">
    <title>Bootstrap Example</title>
    <script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/[email protected]/dist/js/bootstrap.bundle.min.js"></script>
  </head>
  <body class="p-3 m-0 border-0 bd-example">
    <button class="btn btn-primary" type="button" disabled="">
      <span class="spinner-grow spinner-grow-sm" role="status" aria-hidden="true"></span>
      <span class="visually-hidden">Loading...</span>
    </button>
    <button class="btn btn-primary" type="button" disabled="">
      <span class="spinner-grow spinner-grow-sm" role="status" aria-hidden="true"></span>
      Loading...
    </button>
  </body>
</html>

Output

bootstrap-button-spinner

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