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  1. 01Instagram-Style Profile Card
  2. 02E-commerce Product Grid Card
  3. 03Data Table Row
  4. 04SaaS Dashboard Widget
  5. 05Blog Article List Item
  6. 06Social Media Comment Section
  7. 07Search Result Item
  8. 08Mobile Feed (Horizontal Scroll)
  9. 09Simple Utility Card
  10. 10Form Input Placeholder
  11. 11Hero Section Banner
  12. 12Chat Application Bubbles
  13. 13Masonry Grid Gallery
  14. 14Dropdown Notification List
  15. 15Dark Mode Skeleton
Pure CSSMIT licensed

SaaS Dashboard Widget

KPI stat-card skeletons on an indigo aurora: three glass widgets, each with an icon slot, a metric label line, a tall electric-violet value bar and a slim trend line. The size hierarchy is deliberate — the value bar is visibly heavier and tinted with the accent, so users already know where the big number lands before the API answers.

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<section class="ssc-04" aria-label="SaaS dashboard widget skeleton demo">
  <div class="ssc-04__row" role="status" aria-busy="true">
    <span class="ssc-sr">Loading dashboard metrics…</span>
    <div class="ssc-04__widget" aria-hidden="true">
      <div class="ssc-04__head">
        <div class="ssc-sk ssc-04__icon"></div>
        <div class="ssc-sk ssc-04__label" style="width:64%"></div>
      </div>
      <div class="ssc-sk ssc-04__value" style="width:58%"></div>
      <div class="ssc-sk ssc-04__trend" style="width:42%"></div>
    </div>
    <div class="ssc-04__widget" aria-hidden="true">
      <div class="ssc-04__head">
        <div class="ssc-sk ssc-04__icon"></div>
        <div class="ssc-sk ssc-04__label" style="width:50%"></div>
      </div>
      <div class="ssc-sk ssc-04__value" style="width:70%"></div>
      <div class="ssc-sk ssc-04__trend" style="width:34%"></div>
    </div>
    <div class="ssc-04__widget" aria-hidden="true">
      <div class="ssc-04__head">
        <div class="ssc-sk ssc-04__icon"></div>
        <div class="ssc-sk ssc-04__label" style="width:58%"></div>
      </div>
      <div class="ssc-sk ssc-04__value" style="width:48%"></div>
      <div class="ssc-sk ssc-04__trend" style="width:52%"></div>
    </div>
  </div>
</section>
.ssc-04,
.ssc-04 *,
.ssc-04 *::before,
.ssc-04 *::after {
  box-sizing: border-box;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
}

.ssc-04 {
  --violet: oklch(0.68 0.2 295);
  --sk-bg: rgba(255,255,255,.08);
  --sk-shine: rgba(255,255,255,.14);
  font-family: 'Segoe UI',system-ui,sans-serif;
  width: 100%;
  min-height: 100vh;
  display: grid;
  place-items: center;
  padding: 48px 24px;
  background: radial-gradient(80% 100% at 10% 0%,oklch(0.3 0.11 290 / .9),transparent 55%),radial-gradient(70% 90% at 95% 100%,oklch(0.28 0.1 250 / .9),transparent 55%),oklch(0.17 0.03 280);
}

.ssc-04 .ssc-sk {
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
  background: var(--sk-bg);
  border-radius: 8px;
}

.ssc-04 .ssc-sk::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  transform: translateX(-100%);
  background: linear-gradient(105deg,transparent 30%,var(--sk-shine) 50%,transparent 70%);
  animation: ssc-04-shimmer 1.8s ease-in-out infinite;
}

@keyframes ssc-04-shimmer {
  100% {
    transform: translateX(100%);
  }
}

.ssc-04 .ssc-sr {
  position: absolute;
  width: 1px;
  height: 1px;
  padding: 0;
  margin: -1px;
  overflow: hidden;
  clip: rect(0 0 0 0);
  white-space: nowrap;
  border: 0;
}

.ssc-04 .ssc-04__row {
  position: relative;
  width: min(640px,100%);
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit,minmax(170px,1fr));
  gap: 16px;
}

.ssc-04 .ssc-04__widget {
  background: rgba(255,255,255,.05);
  backdrop-filter: blur(16px);
  -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(16px);
  border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.11);
  border-radius: 18px;
  padding: 18px;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 12px;
  box-shadow: 0 20px 44px -26px rgba(0,0,0,.7);
}

.ssc-04 .ssc-04__widget:nth-child(3) .ssc-sk::after {
  animation-delay: .09s;
}

.ssc-04 .ssc-04__widget:nth-child(4) .ssc-sk::after {
  animation-delay: .18s;
}

.ssc-04 .ssc-04__head {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 10px;
}

.ssc-04 .ssc-04__icon {
  width: 38px;
  height: 38px;
  flex-shrink: 0;
  border-radius: 11px;
}

.ssc-04 .ssc-04__label {
  height: 10px;
}

.ssc-04 .ssc-04__value {
  height: 30px;
  border-radius: 9px;
  background: color-mix(in oklab,var(--violet) 26%,transparent);
}

.ssc-04 .ssc-04__trend {
  height: 9px;
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .ssc-04 .ssc-sk::after {
    animation: none;
    opacity: 0;
  }
}
/* No JavaScript — skeleton geometry (tall tinted value bar vs. slim lines) previews the widget's hierarchy before data lands. */
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Demo: SaaS Dashboard Widget
Source: https://codefronts.com/motion/css-shimmer-skeleton-cards/saas-dashboard-widget/

KPI stat-card skeletons on an indigo aurora: three glass widgets, each with an icon slot, a metric label line, a tall electric-violet value bar and a slim trend line. The size hierarchy is deliberate — the value bar is visibly heavier and tinted with the accent, so users already know where the big number lands before the API answers.
## HTML
```html
<section class="ssc-04" aria-label="SaaS dashboard widget skeleton demo">
  <div class="ssc-04__row" role="status" aria-busy="true">
    <span class="ssc-sr">Loading dashboard metrics…</span>
    <div class="ssc-04__widget" aria-hidden="true">
      <div class="ssc-04__head">
        <div class="ssc-sk ssc-04__icon"></div>
        <div class="ssc-sk ssc-04__label" style="width:64%"></div>
      </div>
      <div class="ssc-sk ssc-04__value" style="width:58%"></div>
      <div class="ssc-sk ssc-04__trend" style="width:42%"></div>
    </div>
    <div class="ssc-04__widget" aria-hidden="true">
      <div class="ssc-04__head">
        <div class="ssc-sk ssc-04__icon"></div>
        <div class="ssc-sk ssc-04__label" style="width:50%"></div>
      </div>
      <div class="ssc-sk ssc-04__value" style="width:70%"></div>
      <div class="ssc-sk ssc-04__trend" style="width:34%"></div>
    </div>
    <div class="ssc-04__widget" aria-hidden="true">
      <div class="ssc-04__head">
        <div class="ssc-sk ssc-04__icon"></div>
        <div class="ssc-sk ssc-04__label" style="width:58%"></div>
      </div>
      <div class="ssc-sk ssc-04__value" style="width:48%"></div>
      <div class="ssc-sk ssc-04__trend" style="width:52%"></div>
    </div>
  </div>
</section>
```
## CSS
```css
.ssc-04,
.ssc-04 *,
.ssc-04 *::before,
.ssc-04 *::after {
  box-sizing: border-box;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
}

.ssc-04 {
  --violet: oklch(0.68 0.2 295);
  --sk-bg: rgba(255,255,255,.08);
  --sk-shine: rgba(255,255,255,.14);
  font-family: 'Segoe UI',system-ui,sans-serif;
  width: 100%;
  min-height: 100vh;
  display: grid;
  place-items: center;
  padding: 48px 24px;
  background: radial-gradient(80% 100% at 10% 0%,oklch(0.3 0.11 290 / .9),transparent 55%),radial-gradient(70% 90% at 95% 100%,oklch(0.28 0.1 250 / .9),transparent 55%),oklch(0.17 0.03 280);
}

.ssc-04 .ssc-sk {
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
  background: var(--sk-bg);
  border-radius: 8px;
}

.ssc-04 .ssc-sk::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  transform: translateX(-100%);
  background: linear-gradient(105deg,transparent 30%,var(--sk-shine) 50%,transparent 70%);
  animation: ssc-04-shimmer 1.8s ease-in-out infinite;
}

@keyframes ssc-04-shimmer {
  100% {
    transform: translateX(100%);
  }
}

.ssc-04 .ssc-sr {
  position: absolute;
  width: 1px;
  height: 1px;
  padding: 0;
  margin: -1px;
  overflow: hidden;
  clip: rect(0 0 0 0);
  white-space: nowrap;
  border: 0;
}

.ssc-04 .ssc-04__row {
  position: relative;
  width: min(640px,100%);
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit,minmax(170px,1fr));
  gap: 16px;
}

.ssc-04 .ssc-04__widget {
  background: rgba(255,255,255,.05);
  backdrop-filter: blur(16px);
  -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(16px);
  border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.11);
  border-radius: 18px;
  padding: 18px;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 12px;
  box-shadow: 0 20px 44px -26px rgba(0,0,0,.7);
}

.ssc-04 .ssc-04__widget:nth-child(3) .ssc-sk::after {
  animation-delay: .09s;
}

.ssc-04 .ssc-04__widget:nth-child(4) .ssc-sk::after {
  animation-delay: .18s;
}

.ssc-04 .ssc-04__head {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 10px;
}

.ssc-04 .ssc-04__icon {
  width: 38px;
  height: 38px;
  flex-shrink: 0;
  border-radius: 11px;
}

.ssc-04 .ssc-04__label {
  height: 10px;
}

.ssc-04 .ssc-04__value {
  height: 30px;
  border-radius: 9px;
  background: color-mix(in oklab,var(--violet) 26%,transparent);
}

.ssc-04 .ssc-04__trend {
  height: 9px;
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .ssc-04 .ssc-sk::after {
    animation: none;
    opacity: 0;
  }
}
```

## JavaScript
```js
/* No JavaScript — skeleton geometry (tall tinted value bar vs. slim lines) previews the widget's hierarchy before data lands. */
```

How this works

Hierarchy is communicated purely through skeleton geometry and one accent: the value bar is 30px tall and tinted via color-mix(in oklab, violet 26%, transparent), while label and trend lines stay 9–10px neutral. Three widgets sit in an auto-fit grid, doubling as a responsive dashboard row.

Widgets are glass — translucent fill, backdrop-filter:blur, hairline border — floating over a two-lobe oklch radial mesh. All shimmer comes from the one .ssc-sk base class: gradient overlay, translateX keyframe, GPU-only, with a 90ms stagger per widget.

Make it yours

  • Match the value bar height to your real metric font size (~1em taller than the rendered number).
  • Add widgets by duplicating .ssc-04__widget — the grid reflows automatically.
  • Rotate the aurora's oklch hues for product-area theming (violet → teal → amber).
  • Raise the color-mix percentage for a louder accent hint.

Gotchas — read before shipping

  • Keep exactly one visual anchor (the value bar) per widget — two equal bars destroy the previewed hierarchy.
  • The icon slot must match the real icon's box including padding, not just the glyph.
  • Don't centre the value bar; real metrics are left-aligned and the swap would jump.

Browser support

ChromeSafariFirefoxEdge
111+16.4+113+111+

oklch + color-mix + backdrop-filter — 2023 evergreens. Structure and shimmer degrade gracefully to flat fills.

Techniques used in this demo

backdrop-filterMDN ↗role="" (ARIA)MDN ↗radial-gradient()MDN ↗grid-templateMDN ↗color-mix()MDN ↗@keyframesMDN ↗

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