How to add a loading spinner in React

Today, we will show you how to add a loading spinner in React. In this article, we will use the NPM package which uses pure CSS to display the loader.

Demo Application

How to add a loading spinner in React - Clue Mediator
How to add a loading spinner in React – Clue Mediator

Steps to add a loading spinner in React

  1. Install NPM package
  2. Add spinner in component
  3. Output

1. Install NPM package

Here, we will use the react-spinkit NPM package to implement the loader. Run the following command to install the package.

2. Add spinner in component

To add the spinner, we have to simply import the component and render the element as below.

The following are the properties of the spinner.

  • name — specify spinner to use (defaults to three-bounce).
  • fadeIn — set the time before the spinner fades in.
  • overrideSpinnerClassName — change the default sk-spinner className.
  • className — add a custom class name to the outer div.
  • color — programmatically set the color of the spinners; this can either be a hex value or a color word.

Let’s add a few spinners in the React component.

App.js

3. Output

Run the application and check the output in the browser. See more examples on the demo page.

I hope you find this article helpful.
Thank you for reading. Happy Coding..!! 🙂

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