Loaders
A loading-ui.com-inspired family of animated loaders — spinners, dots, orbital, bars, square grids, shapes, text and a few playful ones — all token-themed and reduced-motion safe.
Preview
Controls
Device view renders in an isolated frame so real responsive breakpoints apply. Switch to Full for overflowing popovers.
Installation
php artisan ui:add bars-loader
Registry contract
Install confidence
php artisan ui:add bars-loader
writes only the generated targets below. The CLI validates each file hash before writing and
prompts before replacing local changes unless --force is used.
- Version
- 1.0.0
- License
- open
- Stability
- stable
- Contract
- v2
- Foundation
- ≥ 1.0.0
| Type | Generated target |
|---|---|
| blade | resources/views/components/ui/bars-loader.blade.php |
Registry dependencies
None.
Package dependencies
composer: jml/brok:^1.0
Guidance
Loading feedbackShow that content or system work is in progress.
Use when
- Use while content or system work is in progress so users understand the interface is responding. Do not use indefinite loading indicators when you can show structure, progress, or a next step instead.
Avoid when
- Avoid using bars-loader as a default simply because it is available in the library. Choose it only when its interaction cost, visibility, and behavior match the job to be done.
- Task length
- micro
- Interaction cost
- low
- Interruptiveness
- low
- Input precision
- none
- Mobile / touch risk
- low
- Accessibility risk
- high
- Needs background context
- No
- Comparison needed
- No
Preferred alternatives
- Skeleton for known layout
- Determinate progress for measurable work
Anti-patterns
- Indefinite loading with no progress or recovery
API
manifest knowledge + registry-derived coverageProps
| Prop | Type / values | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| variant | string | bars | Declared by @props in the registry Blade source. |
| size | string | md | Declared by @props in the registry Blade source. |
| label | string | Loading | Declared by @props in the registry Blade source. |
Slots
Components use the default Blade slot unless a documented subcomponent is installed by the registry item.
Data slots
bars-loader
Capabilities
Behavior
- Uses server-rendered Blade and semantic HTML.
- Declares registry capability flags: a11y, responsive, rtl, darkMode, localized, reducedMotion.
Usage
<div class="flex flex-wrap items-end gap-8">
<div class="flex flex-col items-center gap-3">
<x-ui.bars-loader variant="bars" label="Loading" />
<span class="text-xs text-muted-foreground">bars</span>
</div>
<div class="flex flex-col items-center gap-3">
<x-ui.bars-loader variant="wave" label="Loading" />
<span class="text-xs text-muted-foreground">wave</span>
</div>
<div class="flex flex-col items-center gap-3">
<x-ui.bars-loader variant="symmetric" label="Loading" />
<span class="text-xs text-muted-foreground">symmetric</span>
</div>
<div class="flex flex-col items-center gap-3">
<x-ui.bars-loader variant="accordion" label="Loading" />
<span class="text-xs text-muted-foreground">accordion</span>
</div>
<div class="flex flex-col items-center gap-3">
<x-ui.bars-loader variant="equalizer" label="Loading" />
<span class="text-xs text-muted-foreground">equalizer</span>
</div>
</div>
Accessibility & localization
data-slot
Keyboard focus-visible
Localized labels
- Accessibility target: wcag-2.2-aa-target.
- Uses semantic HTML and a stable
data-slotattribute for styling/scripting hooks. - Focus-visible rings use the
ringtoken so keyboard focus is always visible. - Disabled and invalid states are conveyed to assistive tech, not by color alone.
- Targets WCAG 2.2 AA; verify contrast in light, dark, admin and customer surfaces above.
- Labels go through
__()and the component uses logical properties (ms-*,text-start,start-*) so it mirrors correctly — flip the preview to RTL to confirm.
Source
The exact, editable file ui:add writes
into your app — copy it or own the whole thing. Previews
render this same code; there are no preview-only components.
Changelog
Current version: v1.0.0. See the site changelog for the full release history.