---
title: Skeletons in Bulma
layout: docs
markdown: true
theme: features
doc-tab: features
doc-subtab: skeletons
breadcrumb:
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  - features-skeletons
---

{% capture title_is_skeleton %}
<h1 class="title is-skeleton">
  Title
</h1>
{% endcapture %}

{% capture title_has_skeleton %}
<h1 class="title has-skeleton">
  Title
</h1>
{% endcapture %}

{% capture subtitle_is_skeleton %}
<h2 class="subtitle is-skeleton">
  Subtitle
</h2>
{% endcapture %}

{% capture subtitle_has_skeleton %}
<h2 class="subtitle has-skeleton">
  Subtitle
</h2>
{% endcapture %}

{% capture title_and_subtitle_is_skeleton %}
<h1 class="title is-skeleton">
  Title
</h1>
<h2 class="subtitle is-skeleton">
  Subtitle
</h2>
{% endcapture %}

{% capture title_and_subtitle_has_skeleton %}
<h1 class="title has-skeleton">
  Title
</h1>
<h2 class="subtitle has-skeleton">
  Subtitle
</h2>
{% endcapture %}

{% capture skeleton_block %}
<div class="skeleton-block"></div>
{% endcapture %}

{% capture skeleton_block_with_text %}
<div class="skeleton-block">
  Vivamus sagittis lacus vel augue laoreet rutrum faucibus dolor auctor.
  Fusce dapibus, tellus ac cursus commodo, tortor mauris condimentum nibh,
  ut fermentum massa justo sit amet risus. Donec sed odio dui.
  Nullam quis risus eget urna mollis ornare vel eu leo.
  Cum sociis natoque penatibus et magnis dis parturient montes,
  nascetur ridiculus mus. Nullam id dolor id
  nibh ultricies vehicula ut id elit.
</div>
{% endcapture %}

{% capture skeleton_lines %}
<div class="skeleton-lines">
  <div></div>
  <div></div>
  <div></div>
  <div></div>
  <div></div>
</div>
{% endcapture %}

{% capture markdown %}
A skeleton loader is a loading state that acts as a **placeholder** for content in an interface.
Bulma v1 ships with 2 skeleton elements, and skeleton variants for most Bulma components.

All skeleton loaders share these CSS variables:

```css
:root {
  --bulma-skeleton-background: var(--bulma-border);
  --bulma-skeleton-radius: var(--bulma-radius-small);
  --bulma-skeleton-block-min-height: 4.5em;
  --bulma-skeleton-lines-gap: 0.75em;
  --bulma-skeleton-line-height: 0.75em;
}
```
{% endcapture %}

{% include markdown.html content=markdown %}

{% include docs/elements/anchor.html name="Skeleton Block" %}

{% capture markdown %}
The skeleton block is a simple block element with a pulsating background. It has a minimum height of `4.5em`.
{% endcapture %}

{% include markdown.html content=markdown %}

{% include docs/elements/snippet.html content=skeleton_block %}

{% capture markdown %}
If you insert text inside this block, you can make its height responsive:
{% endcapture %}

{% include markdown.html content=markdown %}

{% include docs/elements/snippet.html content=skeleton_block_with_text %}

{% include docs/elements/anchor.html name="Skeleton Lines" %}

{% capture markdown %}
The skeleton lines element is a loading element which resembles a **paragraph**. Each `<div></div>` will render as a separate loading line.
{% endcapture %}

{% include markdown.html content=markdown %}

{% include docs/elements/snippet.html content=skeleton_lines %}

{% include docs/elements/anchor.html name="Bulma components with skeletons" %}

{% capture markdown %}
Most Bulma elements and components have a skeleton variant, which can be enabled by adding either the `is-skeleton` or `has-skeleton` modifier.
{% endcapture %}

{% include markdown.html content=markdown %}

{% include docs/elements/anchor-bis.html name="Button" %}

{% capture button_skeleton %}
<div class="buttons">
  <button class="button is-skeleton">Button</button>
  <button class="button is-link is-skeleton">Link</button>
  <button class="button is-primary is-skeleton">Primary</button>
  <button class="button is-success is-skeleton">Success</button>
  <button class="button is-info is-skeleton">Info</button>
  <button class="button is-warning is-skeleton">Warning</button>
  <button class="button is-danger is-skeleton">Danger</button>
</div>
{% endcapture %}
{% include docs/elements/snippet.html content=button_skeleton %}

{% include docs/elements/anchor-bis.html name="Icon" %}

{% capture icon_skeleton %}
<span class="icon is-skeleton">
  <i class="fas fa-reply"></i>
</span>
{% endcapture %}

{% include docs/elements/snippet.html content=icon_skeleton %}

{% include docs/elements/anchor-bis.html name="Image" %}

{% capture image_skeleton %}
<figure class="image is-16x16 is-skeleton">
  <img alt="Placeholder" src="https://placehold.co/16x16">
</figure>

<figure class="image is-32x32 is-skeleton">
  <img alt="Placeholder" src="https://placehold.co/32x32">
</figure>

<figure class="image is-64x64 is-skeleton">
  <img alt="Placeholder" src="https://placehold.co/64x64">
</figure>

<figure class="image is-128x128 is-skeleton">
  <img alt="Placeholder" src="https://placehold.co/128x128">
</figure>
{% endcapture %}

{% include docs/elements/snippet.html content=image_skeleton %}

{% include docs/elements/anchor-bis.html name="Media Object" %}

{% capture media_skeleton %}

<article class="media">
  <figure class="media-left">
    <p class="image is-64x64 is-skeleton">
      <img src="https://placehold.co/128x128" alt="Placeholder image">
    </p>
  </figure>
  <div class="media-content">
    <div class="content is-skeleton">
      <p>
        <strong>John Smith</strong> <small>@johnsmith</small> <small>31m</small>
        <br>
        Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Proin ornare magna eros, eu pellentesque tortor
        sociis natoque penatibus et magnis dis parturient montes, nascetur ridiculus mus est non commodo luctus,
        nisi erat porttitor ligula, eget lacinia odio sem nec elit
        vestibulum ut. Maecenas non massa sem. Etiam finibus odio quis feugiat facilisis.
      </p>
    </div>
    <nav class="level is-mobile">
      <div class="level-left">
        <a class="level-item"><span class="icon is-small is-skeleton"><i class="fas fa-reply"></i></span></a>
        <a class="level-item"><span class="icon is-small is-skeleton"><i class="fas fa-retweet"></i></span></a>
        <a class="level-item"><span class="icon is-small is-skeleton"><i class="fas fa-heart"></i></span></a>
      </div>
    </nav>
  </div>
  <div class="media-right">
    <button aria-label="delete" class="delete is-skeleton"></button>
  </div>
</article>
{% endcapture %}

{% capture media_skeleton_bis %}

<article class="media">
  <figure class="media-left">
    <p class="image is-64x64 is-skeleton">
      <img src="https://placehold.co/128x128" alt="Placeholder image">
    </p>
  </figure>
  <div class="media-content">
    <div class="field">
      <p class="control">
        <textarea class="textarea is-skeleton" placeholder="Add a comment..."></textarea>
      </p>
    </div>
    <nav class="level">
      <div class="level-left">
        <div class="level-item">
          <a class="button is-info is-skeleton">Submit</a>
        </div>
      </div>
      <div class="level-right">
        <div class="level-item">
          <label class="checkbox is-skeleton"> <input type="checkbox"> Press enter to submit </label>
        </div>
      </div>
    </nav>
  </div>
</article>
{% endcapture %}

{% include docs/elements/snippet.html content=media_skeleton %}
{% include docs/elements/snippet.html content=media_skeleton_bis %}

{% include docs/elements/anchor-bis.html name="Notification" %}

{% capture notification_skeleton %}
<div class="notification is-skeleton">
  Curabitur blandit tempus porttitor. Etiam porta sem malesuada magna mollis euismod. Cras justo odio, dapibus ac facilisis in, egestas eget quam.
</div>
{% endcapture %}

{% include docs/elements/snippet.html content=notification_skeleton %}

{% include docs/elements/anchor-bis.html name="Tag" %}

{% capture tag_skeleton %}
<span class="tag is-skeleton">Tag</span>{% for color in site.data.colors.justColors %}
<span class="tag is-{{ color }} is-skeleton">{{ color | capitalize }}</span>{% endfor %}
{% endcapture %}

{% include docs/elements/snippet.html content=tag_skeleton %}

{% include docs/elements/anchor-bis.html name="Title and Subtitle" %}

The `.title` and `.subtitle` elements have both an `is-skeleton` and `has-skeleton` variant:

* `is-skeleton` will turn the whole block into a loading skeleton
* `has-skeleton` will turn only a small part of its content into a loading skeleton, to simulate loading only the inner text rather than the whole block

{% include docs/elements/snippet.html content=title_is_skeleton %}
{% include docs/elements/snippet.html content=title_has_skeleton %}
{% include docs/elements/snippet.html content=subtitle_is_skeleton %}
{% include docs/elements/snippet.html content=subtitle_has_skeleton %}
{% include docs/elements/snippet.html content=title_and_subtitle_is_skeleton %}
{% include docs/elements/snippet.html content=title_and_subtitle_has_skeleton %}

{% include docs/elements/anchor-bis.html name="Form Controls" %}

{% capture input_skeleton %}
<input class="input is-skeleton">
{% endcapture %}

{% capture textarea_skeleton %}
<textarea class="textarea is-skeleton"></textarea>
{% endcapture %}

{% include docs/elements/snippet.html content=input_skeleton %}
{% include docs/elements/snippet.html content=textarea_skeleton %}

<div class="skeleton-toggler display-flex align-items-center gap-2">
  <button id="js-toggle-skeleton" class="button">
    <div id="js-timer" class="timer is-active">
      <div class="timer-mask"></div>
    </div>
    <span class="mr-2">Toggle Skeleton Animations</span>
    <span class="tag is-success" style="margin-right: -0.5rem;">Active</span>
  </button>
</div>

<style type="text/css">
.timer {
  --duration: 2;
  --size: 1.5;
  --background: var(--bulma-border-weak);
  --foreground: var(--bulma-danger);
  animation-duration: calc(var(--duration) * 1s);
  animation-iteration-count: infinite;
  animation-timing-function: steps(1000, start);
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, var(--foreground) 50%, var(--background) 50%);
  border-radius: 100%;
  height: calc(var(--size) * 1em);
  margin: 0 0.5rem 0 -0.5rem;
  mask: radial-gradient(transparent 0%, transparent 29%, #000 30%, #000 100%);
  position: relative;
  width: calc(var(--size) * 1em);
}

.timer.is-active {
  --foreground: var(--bulma-success);
  animation-name: anim-timer;
}

.timer.is-active .timer-mask {
  animation-name: anim-timer-mask;
}

.timer-mask {
  animation-duration: calc(var(--duration) * 1s);
  animation-iteration-count: infinite;
  animation-timing-function: steps(500, start);
  border-radius: 100% 0 0 100% / 50% 0 0 50%;
  height: 100%;
  left: 0;
  position: absolute;
  top: 0;
  transform-origin: 100% 50%;
  width: 50%;
}

@keyframes anim-timer {
  100% {
    transform: rotate(360deg);
  }
}

@keyframes anim-timer-mask {
  0% {
    background: var(--background);
    transform: rotate(0deg);
  }
  50% {
    background: var(--background);
    transform: rotate(-180deg);
  }
  50.01% {
    background: var(--foreground);
    transform: rotate(0deg);
  }
  100% {
    background: var(--foreground);
    transform: rotate(-180deg);
  }
}

</style>

<script type="text/javascript">
  document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', () => {
    const hasSkeletons = document.querySelectorAll('.has-skeleton');
    const isSkeletons = document.querySelectorAll('.is-skeleton');
    const timer = document.getElementById('js-timer');
    const toggleSkeleton = document.getElementById('js-toggle-skeleton');
    const toggleSkeletonTag = toggleSkeleton.querySelector('.tag');

    let skeletonInterval = setInterval(toggleSkeletons, 2000);

    function toggleSkeletonInterval() {
      if (skeletonInterval) {
        clearInterval(skeletonInterval);
        skeletonInterval = null;
        toggleSkeletonTag.className = "tag is-danger is-light";
        toggleSkeletonTag.textContent = "Inactive";
        timer.classList.remove("is-active");
        return;
      } else {
        skeletonInterval = setInterval(toggleSkeletons, 2000);
        toggleSkeletonTag.className = "tag is-success";
        toggleSkeletonTag.textContent = "Active";
        timer.classList.add("is-active");
      }
    }

    function toggleSkeletons() {
      hasSkeletons.forEach((el) => {
        el.classList.toggle("has-skeleton");
      });

      isSkeletons.forEach((el) => {
        el.classList.toggle("is-skeleton");
      });
    }

    toggleSkeleton.addEventListener("click", () => {
      toggleSkeletonInterval();
    });
  });
</script>