Vue Bootstrap Loader/Spinner
Vue Loader/Spinner - Bootstrap 4 & Material Design
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Preloaders (also known as loaders) are simple animations that are used to keep visitors entertained while the page is still loading, which helps to increase the user experience.
Bootstrap “spinners” can be used to show the loading state in your projects. They’re built only with HTML and CSS, meaning you don’t need any JavaScript to create them. You will, however, need some custom JavaScript to toggle their visibility. Their appearance, alignment, and sizing can be easily customized with our amazing utility classes.
For accessibility purposes, each loader here includes role="status"
and a nested Loading...
.
Default loader
Use the border spinners for a lightweight loading indicator.
<template>
<div class="spinner-border" role="status">
<span class="sr-only">Loading...</span>
</div>
</template>
Material loader MDB Pro component
Material Design styling for Bootstrap Loader component
<template>
<!--Blue-->
<mdb-spinner />
</template>
<script>
import { mdbSpinner } from 'mdbvue';
export default {
name: 'PageLoader',
components: {
mdbSpinner
}
}
</script>
Loader colors
The default spinner uses currentColor
for its border-color
, meaning you can customize the color with text color utilities. You can use any of our text color utilities on the standard spinner.
Default loader
<template>
<div class="spinner-border text-primary" role="status">
<span class="sr-only">Loading...</span>
</div>
<div class="spinner-border text-secondary" role="status">
<span class="sr-only">Loading...</span>
</div>
<div class="spinner-border text-success" role="status">
<span class="sr-only">Loading...</span>
</div>
<div class="spinner-border text-danger" role="status">
<span class="sr-only">Loading...</span>
</div>
<div class="spinner-border text-warning" role="status">
<span class="sr-only">Loading...</span>
</div>
<div class="spinner-border text-info" role="status">
<span class="sr-only">Loading...</span>
</div>
<div class="spinner-border text-light" role="status">
<span class="sr-only">Loading...</span>
</div>
<div class="spinner-border text-dark" role="status">
<span class="sr-only">Loading...</span>
</div>
</template>
Material loader MDB Pro component
<template>
<div>
<mdb-spinner big color="red" />
<mdb-spinner big color="blue" />
<mdb-spinner big color="yellow" />
<mdb-spinner big color="green" />
<mdb-spinner big multicolor />
</div>
</template>
<script>
import { mdbSpinner } from 'mdbvue';
export default {
name: 'PageLoader',
components: {
mdbSpinner
}
}
</script>
Why not use border-color
utilities? Each border spinner specifies a transparent
border for at least one side, so .border-{color}
utilities would override that.
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!
<template>
<div class="spinner-grow" role="status">
<span class="sr-only">Loading...</span>
</div>
</template>
Once again, this spinner is built with currentColor
, so you can easily change its appearance with text color utilities. Here it is in blue, along with the supported variants.
<template>
<div>
<div class="spinner-grow text-primary" role="status">
<span class="sr-only">Loading...</span>
</div>
<div class="spinner-grow text-secondary" role="status">
<span class="sr-only">Loading...</span>
</div>
<div class="spinner-grow text-success" role="status">
<span class="sr-only">Loading...</span>
</div>
<div class="spinner-grow text-danger" role="status">
<span class="sr-only">Loading...</span>
</div>
<div class="spinner-grow text-warning" role="status">
<span class="sr-only">Loading...</span>
</div>
<div class="spinner-grow text-info" role="status">
<span class="sr-only">Loading...</span>
</div>
<div class="spinner-grow text-light" role="status">
<span class="sr-only">Loading...</span>
</div>
<div class="spinner-grow text-dark" role="status">
<span class="sr-only">Loading...</span>
</div>
</div>
</template>
Alignment
Spinners in Bootstrap are built with rem
s, currentColor
, and display: inline-flex
. This means they can easily be resized, recolored, and quickly aligned.
Margin
Use margin utilities like .m-5
for easy spacing.
<template>
<div class="spinner-border m-5" role="status">
<span class="sr-only">Loading...</span>
</div>
</template>
Placement
Use flexbox utilities, float utilities, or text alignment utilities to place spinners exactly where you need them in any situation.
Flex
<template>
<div class="d-flex justify-content-center">
<div class="spinner-border" role="status">
<span class="sr-only">Loading...</span>
</div>
</div>
</template>
<template>
<div class="d-flex align-items-center">
<strong>Loading...</strong>
<div class="spinner-border ml-auto" role="status" aria-hidden="true"></div>
</div>
</template>
Floats
<template>
<div class="clearfix">
<div class="spinner-border float-right" role="status">
<span class="sr-only">Loading...</span>
</div>
</div>
</template>
Text align
<template>
<div class="text-center">
<div class="spinner-border" role="status">
<span class="sr-only">Loading...</span>
</div>
</div>
</template>
Loader sizing
You can set different sizes of loader, both default and material ones.
For default spinner add .spinner-border-sm
and .spinner-grow-sm
to make a smaller spinner that can quickly be used within other components or, use custom CSS or inline styles to change the dimensions as needed.
Default loader
<template>
<div>
<div class="spinner-border spinner-border-sm" role="status">
<span class="sr-only">Loading...</span>
</div>
<div class="spinner-grow spinner-grow-sm" role="status">
<span class="sr-only">Loading...</span>
</div>
<div class="spinner-border" role="status">
<span class="sr-only">Loading...</span>
</div>
<div class="spinner-grow" role="status">
<span class="sr-only">Loading...</span>
</div>
<div class="spinner-border" style="width: 3rem; height: 3rem;" role="status">
<span class="sr-only">Loading...</span>
</div>
<div class="spinner-grow" style="width: 3rem; height: 3rem;" role="status">
<span class="sr-only">Loading...</span>
</div>
</div>
</template>
Material loader MDB Pro component
<template>
<div>
<mdb-spinner big />
<mdb-spinner />
<mdb-spinner small />
</div>
</template>
<script>
import { mdbSpinner } from 'mdbvue';
export default {
name: 'PageLoader',
components: {
mdbSpinner
}
}
</script>
Loader speed
You can also set different speed of loader, both default and material ones.
Default loader
<template>
<div>
<div class="spinner-border fast" role="status">
<span class="sr-only">Loading...</span>
</div>
<div class="spinner-grow fast" role="status">
<span class="sr-only">Loading...</span>
</div>
</div>
</template>
Material loader MDB Pro component
<template>
<mdb-spinner big crazy />
</template>
<script>
import { mdbSpinner } from 'mdbvue';
export default {
name: 'PageLoader',
components: {
mdbSpinner
}
}
</script>
Loader/Spinner - API
In this section you will find advanced information about the Loader/Spinner component. You will learn which modules are required in this component, what are the possibilities of configuring the component, and what events and methods you can use in working with it.
Import statement
import { mdbSpinner } from 'mdbvue';
API Reference: Properties
Name | Type | Default | Description | Example |
---|---|---|---|---|
big |
Boolean | false |
Changes spinner's size to big | <mdb-spinner big /> |
color |
String | 'blue' |
Changes spinner's color | <mdb-spinner color="red" /> |
crazy |
Boolean | false |
Changes spinner's animation speed to fast | <mdb-spinner crazy /> |
multicolor |
Boolean | false |
Changes spinner's color theme to multicolor | <mdb-spinner multicolor /> |
small |
Boolean | false |
Changes spinner's size to small | <mdb-spinner small /> |
tag |
String | 'div' |
Changes spinner's tag | <mdb-spinner tag="p" /> |