Spinners
Vue Bootstrap 5 Spinner component
Indicate the loading state of a component or page with MDB spinners, built entirely with HTML, CSS, and no JavaScript.
Basic example
Use the MDBSpinner for a lightweight loading indicator.
<template>
<MDBSpinner />
</template>
<script>
import { MDBSpinner } from "mdb-vue-ui-kit";
export default {
components: {
MDBSpinner
}
};
</script>
<script setup lang="ts">
import { MDBSpinner } from "mdb-vue-ui-kit";
</script>
MDB “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
<span class="visually-hidden">Loading...</span>.
Colors
The border 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 within color prop on the standard spinner.
<template>
<MDBSpinner color="primary" />
<MDBSpinner color="secondary" />
<MDBSpinner color="success" />
<MDBSpinner color="danger" />
<MDBSpinner color="warning" />
<MDBSpinner color="info" />
<MDBSpinner color="light" />
<MDBSpinner color="dark" />
</template>
<script>
import { MDBSpinner } from "mdb-vue-ui-kit";
export default {
components: {
MDBSpinner
}
};
</script>
<script setup lang="ts">
import { MDBSpinner } from "mdb-vue-ui-kit";
</script>
Growing spinner
If you don’t fancy a border spinner, switch to the grow spinner with
grow prop. While it doesn’t technically spin, it does repeatedly grow!
<template>
<MDBSpinner grow/>
</template>
<script>
import { MDBSpinner } from "mdb-vue-ui-kit";
export default {
components: {
MDBSpinner
}
};
</script>
<script setup lang="ts">
import { MDBSpinner } from "mdb-vue-ui-kit";
</script>
Once again, this spinner is built with currentColor, so you can easily change
its appearance with
text color utilities
within a color prop. Here it is in blue, along with the supported variants.
<template>
<MDBSpinner grow color="primary" />
<MDBSpinner grow color="secondary" />
<MDBSpinner grow color="success" />
<MDBSpinner grow color="danger" />
<MDBSpinner grow color="warning" />
<MDBSpinner grow color="info" />
<MDBSpinner grow color="light" />
<MDBSpinner grow color="dark" />
</template>
<script>
import { MDBSpinner } from "mdb-vue-ui-kit";
export default {
components: {
MDBSpinner
}
};
</script>
<script setup lang="ts">
import { MDBSpinner } from "mdb-vue-ui-kit";
</script>
Alignment
Spinners in Bootstrap are built with rems, 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>
<MDBSpinner class="m-5" />
</template>
<script>
import { MDBSpinner } from "mdb-vue-ui-kit";
export default {
components: {
MDBSpinner
}
};
</script>
<script setup lang="ts">
import { MDBSpinner } from "mdb-vue-ui-kit";
</script>
Flex
Use flexbox utilities, float utilities, or text alignment utilities to place spinners exactly where you need them in any situation.
<div class="d-flex justify-content-center">
<template>
<MDBSpinner />
</template>
</div>
<script>
import { MDBSpinner } from "mdb-vue-ui-kit";
export default {
components: {
MDBSpinner
}
};
</script>
<script setup lang="ts">
import { MDBSpinner } from "mdb-vue-ui-kit";
</script>
<template>
<div class="d-flex align-items-center">
<strong>Loading...</strong>
<MDBSpinner class="ms-auto" />
</div>
</template>
<script>
import { MDBSpinner } from "mdb-vue-ui-kit";
export default {
components: {
MDBSpinner
}
};
</script>
<script setup lang="ts">
import { MDBSpinner } from "mdb-vue-ui-kit";
</script>
Floats
<template>
<div class="clearfix">
<MDBSpinner class="float-end"/>
</div>
</template>
<script>
import { MDBSpinner } from "mdb-vue-ui-kit";
export default {
components: {
MDBSpinner
}
};
</script>
<script setup lang="ts">
import { MDBSpinner } from "mdb-vue-ui-kit";
</script>
Text align
<template>
<div class="text-center">
<MDBSpinner />
</div>
</template>
<script>
import { MDBSpinner } from "mdb-vue-ui-kit";
export default {
components: {
MDBSpinner
}
};
</script>
<script setup lang="ts">
import { MDBSpinner } from "mdb-vue-ui-kit";
</script>
Size
Add size="sm" to make a smaller spinner that can quickly be used within other
components.
<template>
<MDBSpinner size="sm" />
<MDBSpinner grow size="sm" />
</template>
<script>
import { MDBSpinner } from "mdb-vue-ui-kit";
export default {
components: {
MDBSpinner
}
};
</script>
<script setup lang="ts">
import { MDBSpinner } from "mdb-vue-ui-kit";
</script>
Or, use custom CSS or inline styles to change the dimensions as needed.
<template>
<MDBSpinner style="width: 3rem; height: 3rem" />
<MDBSpinner grow style="width: 3rem; height: 3rem" />
</template>
<script>
import { MDBSpinner } from "mdb-vue-ui-kit";
export default {
components: {
MDBSpinner
}
};
</script>
<script setup lang="ts">
import { MDBSpinner } from "mdb-vue-ui-kit";
</script>
Spinners - API
Import
<script>
import {
MDBSpinner
} from 'mdb-vue-ui-kit';
</script>
Properties
| Name | Type | Default | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|
tag
|
String | 'div' |
Defines tag of the MDBSpinner element |
<MDBSpinner tag="section" />
|
grow
|
Boolean | false |
Creates spinner grow instead of spin |
<MDBSpinner grow />
|
color
|
String | |
Changes spinner's color |
<MDBSpinner color="primary" />
|
size
|
String | |
Changes spinner's size |
<MDBSpinner size="sm" />
|
CSS variables
As part of MDB's evolving CSS variables approach, spinners now use local CSS variables on
.spinner-border and .spinner-grow for enhanced real-time customization. Values for the
CSS variables are set via Sass, so Sass customization is still supported, too.
Border spinner variables:
// .spinner-border
--#{$prefix}spinner-width: #{$spinner-width};
--#{$prefix}spinner-height: #{$spinner-height};
--#{$prefix}spinner-vertical-align: #{$spinner-vertical-align};
--#{$prefix}spinner-border-width: #{$spinner-border-width};
--#{$prefix}spinner-animation-speed: #{$spinner-animation-speed};
--#{$prefix}spinner-animation-name: spinner-border;
// .spinner-border-sm
--#{$prefix}spinner-width: #{$spinner-width-sm};
--#{$prefix}spinner-height: #{$spinner-height-sm};
--#{$prefix}spinner-border-width: #{$spinner-border-width-sm};
// .spinner-grow
--#{$prefix}spinner-width: #{$spinner-width};
--#{$prefix}spinner-height: #{$spinner-height};
--#{$prefix}spinner-vertical-align: #{$spinner-vertical-align};
--#{$prefix}spinner-animation-speed: #{$spinner-animation-speed};
--#{$prefix}spinner-animation-name: spinner-grow;
// .spinner-grow-sm
--#{$prefix}spinner-width: #{$spinner-width-sm};
--#{$prefix}spinner-height: #{$spinner-height-sm};
SCSS variables
$spinner-width: 2rem;
$spinner-height: $spinner-width;
$spinner-vertical-align: -0.125em;
$spinner-border-width: 0.25em;
$spinner-animation-speed: 0.75s;
$spinner-width-sm: 1rem;
$spinner-height-sm: $spinner-width-sm;
$spinner-border-width-sm: 0.2em;