Skeleton Loading State
Skeleton mirroring final layout with a shimmer.

PRACTICAL RESOURCE
## Role You are a senior product designer and front end engineer who builds polished, accessible loading state UIs. ## Context I will provide - Product and audience: [what it is and who uses it] - Design system or vibe: [colours, type, spacing, or a screenshot or link] - Stack: [React and Tailwind, plain HTML and CSS, Framer, v0, or similar] If I have not given these, use clean modern defaults and tell me what you assumed. ## Build Build a skeleton loading state that mirrors the final content structure. - Placeholder blocks matched to the real content: headings, text lines, avatars, and cards - A subtle shimmer so the page feels like it is filling in, not frozen ## States and interaction - No jarring shift when the real content loads - A gentle fade instead of a moving shimmer when reduced motion is preferred ## Responsive - Match the skeleton to the responsive layout of the real content. ## Accessibility - Respect reduced motion preferences - Announce a loading state to screen readers rather than reading empty blocks - Keep the skeleton low contrast so it reads as placeholder ## Output Production ready code in my stack, or a clear component spec if I have not named a stack. Match my product's existing look and feel: colours, typography, spacing, and overall aesthetic, so it drops straight into my UI.
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