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SVG Skeleton Loader Generator

Create SVG skeleton loading placeholders for dashboards, cards and tables.

SVG skeleton loaders

Create SVG skeleton loading placeholders.

Generate clean, editable SVG skeleton loaders for cards, profiles, articles, tables and dashboard widgets. Pick a layout, set the canvas size and colors, optionally add a self-contained shimmer animation, then copy or download the SVG. Everything is generated in your browser — nothing is uploaded and no external fonts, images, scripts or APIs are used.

Local only Pure SVG shimmer Editable SVG No upload
Settings

Skeleton settings

Choose a layout, set the canvas size, animation and colors, then click Generate Skeleton. Use Try sample for a quick example.

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Preview

Live skeleton preview

Click Generate Skeleton to preview the result.

Processed locally No upload Skeleton: waiting Animation: enabled Editable SVG
Output

SVG markup

The generated SVG appears here. It is editable, dependency-free markup — copy it into your project or download it as a file.

How It Works

SVG Skeleton Loader Generator builds clean, editable SVG loading placeholders entirely in your browser. Unlike the Edit and Manipulate tools, it does not take an existing SVG as input — it generates brand new SVG markup from the settings you choose. Pick a layout — Card, Profile Card, Article, Table Row or Dashboard Widget — set the canvas width and height, choose your background and highlight colors, and decide whether to add a shimmer animation. Then click Generate Skeleton. The tool lays out simple rounded rectangles and circles that mimic the shape of the real content that will load, and when shimmer is enabled it adds a self-contained animated linear gradient that sweeps a soft highlight across every block. The animation lives entirely inside the SVG using native SMIL animation and a gradient — there is no external CSS, no JavaScript, no web fonts and no images. The result is a real, dependency-free vector you can copy or download as skeleton-loader.svg and drop straight into a React, Vue, Angular or plain HTML project as a loading state. Everything runs locally; nothing you configure is ever uploaded.

Use Cases

  • Showing a loading state for cards, profiles and lists while data is being fetched from an API
  • Filling dashboard widgets and admin panels with animated placeholders before charts and metrics arrive
  • Adding table-row skeletons to data grids so the layout does not jump when rows finish loading
  • Prototyping loading states in design mockups and component libraries without wiring up real data
  • Embedding a lightweight, self-contained shimmer placeholder in React, Vue or Angular components without extra dependencies

FAQ

What is an SVG skeleton loader?

A skeleton loader is a placeholder UI that mimics the shape of content while it loads — gray boxes and circles where text, images and avatars will appear. An SVG skeleton loader stores that placeholder as a scalable vector graphic, so it stays crisp at any size, is small in file size, and can include a built-in animation without any extra JavaScript or CSS.

How does the shimmer animation work?

The shimmer is created with a native SVG animated linear gradient. The gradient has a soft highlight band that is animated across the canvas using SMIL <animate> elements, so a light sweep moves over all the skeleton shapes. Everything is self-contained inside the SVG — there is no external CSS, no JavaScript and no dependency — which is why it keeps animating even when the SVG is embedded as an image.

Can I use these skeletons in React and Vue projects?

Yes. The output is plain, standards-compliant SVG markup, so you can paste it directly into a React, Vue, Angular or Svelte component, reference it with an <img> tag, or use it as a CSS background. Because it carries its own animation, you do not need a skeleton library to get the shimmer effect.

Can I change the skeleton colors?

Yes. You control the background (the base block color) and the highlight (the shimmer sweep color) independently with color pickers and hex inputs. If you enter an invalid hex value the tool shows a friendly message and does not generate a broken skeleton, so you can correct it and try again.

Is the generated SVG sent to an external service?

No. SVGTrim creates SVG skeleton loaders locally in your browser. Nothing you configure is uploaded, and the output stays editable SVG markup. There is no API call, no AI involved and no external asset, font or image referenced by the generated skeleton.