100 Free AI UI Components

Spinner with Status Text

A small spinner with a line of text that changes as the work moves forward, so people know the AI has not frozen.

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One HTML file with the CSS and JavaScript inside. No library needed. MIT license.

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How to use it

  1. Click Copy the code, or download the file.
  2. Paste the CSS into your stylesheet, the HTML where you want the component, and the script before the closing body tag.
  3. Change --accent at the top of the CSS to your brand color, then connect the events to your AI service.

What you get

  • Works in light and dark mode automatically
  • Keyboard friendly, with labels for screen readers
  • Fits phones, tablets and desktops
  • Respects the reduced motion setting
  • No framework, so it works with any stack

The code

<!DOCTYPE html>
<!--
  Spinner with Status Text: a free AI UI component
  From 100 Free AI UI Components by MM Rahman Bappi, MIT license
  https://mmrahmanbappi.github.io/100-free-ai-ui-components/

  How to use: copy the CSS, HTML and JavaScript below into your page.
  Colors are CSS variables at the top. Change --accent to match your brand.
  Light and dark themes follow the visitor's system setting, or set
  data-theme="dark" or data-theme="light" on the html element.
-->
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="UTF-8">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
<title>Spinner with Status Text | Free AI UI Component</title>
<meta name="description" content="A small spinner with a line of text that changes as the work moves forward, so people know the AI has not frozen.">
<meta name="robots" content="noindex, follow">
<style>
:root{
  --accent:#5b5bd6; --accent-ink:#fff; --accent-soft:#ececfc;
  --bg:#f7f7f8; --surface:#fff; --surface-2:#f1f1f4; --ink:#17171c; --text:#3a3a44; --muted:#6c6c78;
  --line:#e3e3e8; --good:#15803d; --warn:#b45309; --bad:#c62828;
  --radius:14px; --shadow:0 1px 2px rgba(20,20,30,.06),0 8px 24px -12px rgba(20,20,30,.18);
  --font:system-ui,-apple-system,"Segoe UI",Roboto,Ubuntu,sans-serif; --mono:ui-monospace,"Cascadia Code",Menlo,Consolas,monospace;
}
@media (prefers-color-scheme:dark){:root:not([data-theme=light]){
  --accent:#8b8bff; --accent-ink:#0f0f16; --accent-soft:#25254a;
  --bg:#0f0f13; --surface:#18181f; --surface-2:#212129; --ink:#f3f3f6; --text:#d4d4dc; --muted:#9a9aa8;
  --line:#2c2c36; --good:#4ade80; --warn:#fbbf24; --bad:#f87171; --shadow:0 1px 2px rgba(0,0,0,.4),0 10px 30px -12px rgba(0,0,0,.6);
}}
:root[data-theme=dark]{
  --accent:#8b8bff; --accent-ink:#0f0f16; --accent-soft:#25254a;
  --bg:#0f0f13; --surface:#18181f; --surface-2:#212129; --ink:#f3f3f6; --text:#d4d4dc; --muted:#9a9aa8;
  --line:#2c2c36; --good:#4ade80; --warn:#fbbf24; --bad:#f87171; --shadow:0 1px 2px rgba(0,0,0,.4),0 10px 30px -12px rgba(0,0,0,.6);
}
*{box-sizing:border-box}
html,body{margin:0}
body{min-height:100vh;display:grid;grid-template-columns:minmax(0,1fr);place-items:center;padding:24px;background:var(--bg);color:var(--text);font:15px/1.5 var(--font);-webkit-font-smoothing:antialiased}
button,input,textarea,select{font:inherit;color:inherit}
:focus-visible{outline:2px solid var(--accent);outline-offset:2px}
[hidden]{display:none!important}
.sr{position:absolute;width:1px;height:1px;overflow:hidden;clip:rect(0 0 0 0);white-space:nowrap}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion:reduce){*,*::before,*::after{animation-duration:.01ms!important;animation-iteration-count:1!important;transition:none!important}}
/* ---- component ---- */
.wrap{width:min(100%,640px);display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:14px}
.ai{display:flex;gap:12px;align-items:flex-start}
.av{width:32px;height:32px;border-radius:50%;background:var(--accent);color:var(--accent-ink);display:grid;place-items:center;flex:none}
.bubble{background:var(--surface);border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:4px 16px 16px 16px;padding:12px 15px;box-shadow:var(--shadow);color:var(--text);min-width:0;max-width:100%}
.meta{font-size:12px;color:var(--muted)}
.replay{align-self:center;border:1px solid var(--line);background:var(--surface);color:var(--text);border-radius:999px;padding:6px 14px;font-size:13px;cursor:pointer}
.replay:hover{border-color:var(--accent);color:var(--ink)}
.stat{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:12px;background:var(--surface);border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:999px;padding:10px 18px 10px 12px;box-shadow:var(--shadow);align-self:flex-start;max-width:100%}
.sp{width:22px;height:22px;border-radius:50%;border:3px solid var(--accent-soft);border-top-color:var(--accent);animation:spin .75s linear infinite;flex:none}
@keyframes spin{to{transform:rotate(360deg)}}
.st{font-size:14px;color:var(--ink);transition:opacity .25s}.st.out{opacity:0}
.stat.ok .sp{animation:none;border-color:var(--good);background:var(--good)}
.el{font-size:12px;color:var(--muted);font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;margin-left:4px}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<div class="wrap">
  <div class="stat" id="box"><span class="sp" aria-hidden="true"></span><span class="st" id="st" role="status" aria-live="polite">Starting</span><span class="el" id="el">0s</span></div>
  <button class="replay" id="r" type="button">Run again</button>
</div>
<script>
// Demo helper: add ?theme=dark or ?theme=light to the address to preview a theme.
(function(){var t=new URLSearchParams(location.search).get('theme');if(t)document.documentElement.dataset.theme=t;})();
var MSGS=['Reading your document','Finding the main ideas','Checking the numbers','Writing the summary','Done'];
var st=document.getElementById('st'),el=document.getElementById('el'),box=document.getElementById('box'),timers=[],tick=null;
function say(m){st.classList.add('out');setTimeout(function(){st.textContent=m;st.classList.remove('out');},250);}
function run(){timers.forEach(clearTimeout);clearInterval(tick);timers=[];box.classList.remove('ok');st.textContent=MSGS[0];var start=Date.now();
  tick=setInterval(function(){el.textContent=Math.floor((Date.now()-start)/1000)+'s';},250);
  MSGS.slice(1).forEach(function(m,i){timers.push(setTimeout(function(){say(m);if(m==='Done'){box.classList.add('ok');clearInterval(tick);}},1300*(i+1)));});}
document.getElementById('r').addEventListener('click',run);run();
</script>
</body>
</html>

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