How to create Bouncing Loader using CSS

A bouncing loader is a type of loading spinner that is shaped like a bouncing ball.

In this post, I will show you how to create a bouncing loader using only CSS.

HTML

<div class="bouncing-loader">
  <div></div>
  <div></div>
  <div></div>
</div>

CSS

@keyframes bouncing-loader {
  to {
    opacity: 0.1;
    transform: translate3d(0, -16px, 0);
  }
}

.bouncing-loader {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: center;
}

.bouncing-loader > div {
  width: 16px;
  height: 16px;
  margin: 3rem 0.2rem;
  background: #8385aa;
  border-radius: 50%;
  animation: bouncing-loader 0.6s infinite alternate;
}

.bouncing-loader > div:nth-child(2) {
  animation-delay: 0.2s;
}

.bouncing-loader > div:nth-child(3) {
  animation-delay: 0.4s;
}