javascripthtmlcsspreloader

How to implement Youtube like preloader


I came across a pre-loader in YouTube, which look like thisYouTube Preloader

I like to implement this type of preloader in my website, Couldn't find how to implement this type of preloader, It changes according to the Screen-size and theme[Dark or Normal]

Small Screen and default theme

I have implemented normal preloader like this

$(window).on('load', function () {
    $('#preloader').delay(350).fadeOut('slow');
    $('body').delay(350).css({ 'overflow': 'visible' });
}) 

Can anyone help to find the type of preloader used, Is is this image or something else.


Solution

  • These are called Skeletal loading preloaders, you may refer to this example also consider using this library for easily creating such preloaders.

    .timeline-item {
        background: #fff;
        border: 1px solid;
        border-color: #e5e6e9 #dfe0e4 #d0d1d5;
        border-radius: 3px;
        padding: 12px;
    
        margin: 0 auto;
        max-width: 472px;
        min-height: 200px;
    }
    
    @keyframes placeHolderShimmer{
        0%{
            background-position: -468px 0
        }
        100%{
            background-position: 468px 0
        }
    }
    
    .animated-background {
        animation-duration: 1s;
        animation-fill-mode: forwards;
        animation-iteration-count: infinite;
        animation-name: placeHolderShimmer;
        animation-timing-function: linear;
        background: #f6f7f8;
        background: linear-gradient(to right, #eeeeee 8%, #dddddd 18%, #eeeeee 33%);
        background-size: 800px 104px;
        height: 96px;
        position: relative;
    }
    
    .background-masker {
        background: #fff;
        position: absolute;
    }
    
    /* Every thing below this is just positioning */
    
    .background-masker.header-top,
    .background-masker.header-bottom,
    .background-masker.subheader-bottom {
        top: 0;
        left: 40px;
        right: 0;
        height: 10px;
    }
    
    .background-masker.header-left,
    .background-masker.subheader-left,
    .background-masker.header-right,
    .background-masker.subheader-right {
        top: 10px;
        left: 40px;
        height: 8px;
        width: 10px;
    }
    
    .background-masker.header-bottom {
        top: 18px;
        height: 6px;
    }
    
    .background-masker.subheader-left,
    .background-masker.subheader-right {
        top: 24px;
        height: 6px;
    }
    
    
    .background-masker.header-right,
    .background-masker.subheader-right {
        width: auto;
        left: 300px;
        right: 0;
    }
    
    .background-masker.subheader-right {
        left: 230px;
    }
    
    .background-masker.subheader-bottom {
        top: 30px;
        height: 10px;
    }
    
    .background-masker.content-top,
    .background-masker.content-second-line,
    .background-masker.content-third-line,
    .background-masker.content-second-end,
    .background-masker.content-third-end,
    .background-masker.content-first-end {
        top: 40px;
        left: 0;
        right: 0;
        height: 6px;
    }
    
    .background-masker.content-top {
        height:20px;
    }
    
    .background-masker.content-first-end,
    .background-masker.content-second-end,
    .background-masker.content-third-end{
        width: auto;
        left: 380px;
        right: 0;
        top: 60px;
        height: 8px;
    }
    
    .background-masker.content-second-line  {
        top: 68px;
    }
    
    .background-masker.content-second-end {
        left: 420px;
        top: 74px;
    }
    
    .background-masker.content-third-line {
        top: 82px;
    }
    
    .background-masker.content-third-end {
        left: 300px;
        top: 88px;
    }
    <div class="timeline-wrapper">
        <div class="timeline-item">
            <div class="animated-background">
                <div class="background-masker header-top"></div>
                <div class="background-masker header-left"></div>
                <div class="background-masker header-right"></div>
                <div class="background-masker header-bottom"></div>
                <div class="background-masker subheader-left"></div>
                <div class="background-masker subheader-right"></div>
                <div class="background-masker subheader-bottom"></div>
                <div class="background-masker content-top"></div>
                <div class="background-masker content-first-end"></div>
                <div class="background-masker content-second-line"></div>
                <div class="background-masker content-second-end"></div>
                <div class="background-masker content-third-line"></div>
                <div class="background-masker content-third-end"></div>
            </div>
        </div>
    </div>