# Dotted ring loader
> Twelve dots set like the hours on a clock, fading and shrinking one after another as the light goes round.
- Category: [Loaders](https://library.aimran.es/components/loaders)
- Built with: HTML + CSS
- Live editor: https://library.aimran.es/blocks/css-dots-ring
- Library: AIMRAN Library (https://library.aimran.es), free, no sign-up, by Aimran Oukham
## Where to use it
With its twelve dots placed like the hours on a clock face, this loader has a patient, ticking quality. That fits moments of checking and counting: a restaurant booking widget looking for free tables, a calendar loading availability or a gallery processing the photos you just uploaded. Pure HTML and CSS, and very light.
Since the dots shrink as they fade, it looks airier than a bar spinner and suits delicate, minimal designs. Use your text color for a quiet version, or your accent color when it sits alone in the middle of an empty panel.
## Code
### HTML
```html
```
### CSS
```css
.ul-dr {
--c1: #0071e3;
--c2: #8ec5ff;
--s: 72px;
/* tamaño */
--k: 1;
/* velocidad */
--bg: #f5f5f7;
}
.ul-dr {
position: relative;
width: var(--s);
height: var(--s);
}
.ul-dr i {
position: absolute;
left: 50%;
top: 50%;
width: 14%;
height: 14%;
margin: -7%;
border-radius: 50%;
background: var(--c1);
transform: rotate(calc(var(--i) * 30deg)) translateY(calc(var(--s) * -0.42));
animation: ul-dr calc(1.2s / var(--k)) linear infinite;
animation-delay: calc((var(--i) - 12) * 0.1s / var(--k));
}
@keyframes ul-dr {
0% {
opacity: 1;
scale: 1;
}
100% {
opacity: .12;
scale: .6;
}
}
```
### React
```tsx
import type { CSSProperties } from "react";
const css = `
.ul-dr {
position: relative;
width: var(--s);
height: var(--s);
}
.ul-dr i {
position: absolute;
left: 50%;
top: 50%;
width: 14%;
height: 14%;
margin: -7%;
border-radius: 50%;
background: var(--c1);
transform: rotate(calc(var(--i) * 30deg)) translateY(calc(var(--s) * -0.42));
animation: ul-dr calc(1.2s / var(--k)) linear infinite;
animation-delay: calc((var(--i) - 12) * 0.1s / var(--k));
}
@keyframes ul-dr {
0% {
opacity: 1;
scale: 1;
}
100% {
opacity: .12;
scale: .6;
}
}
`;
export default function LoaderDotsRing() {
return (
<>
);
}
```
## Prompt for AI assistants
Paste this into ChatGPT, Claude, Cursor, v0 or Lovable to adapt the block to your stack (Tailwind, Vue, Svelte…):
````text
I want to add the “Dotted ring loader” block (Loaders) from AIMRAN Library to my project.
## What it is
Twelve dots set like the hours on a clock, fading and shrinking one after another as the light goes round.
## Chosen settings
- Main color: #0071e3
- Secondary color: #8ec5ff
- Size: 72px (from 24 to 120px)
- Speed: 1x (from 0.5 to 2x)
## What I need
1. Add it to my project with the same look and animation as the reference code: same sizes, colours, radii, shadows, timings and easing.
2. It is built with plain HTML and CSS (the reference wraps it in a React component with its CSS). If my project uses something else (Vue, Svelte, Astro, plain HTML…), translate it without losing any behaviour. If I use Tailwind, turn the styles into classes; if not, keep the CSS in its own file.
3. Expose the settings above as props (or CSS variables) with those values as defaults.
4. Make it work well on phones: nothing that depends only on hover, touch targets of at least 44 px and no overflow on 320 px screens.
5. Make it look right in light and dark mode.
6. Keep it accessible: semantic HTML, roles and aria-* where needed, visible focus and keyboard support.
7. Respect prefers-reduced-motion: with reduced motion, no big animations but the same end result.
## Reference code
```tsx
import type { CSSProperties } from "react";
const css = `
.ul-dr {
position: relative;
width: var(--s);
height: var(--s);
}
.ul-dr i {
position: absolute;
left: 50%;
top: 50%;
width: 14%;
height: 14%;
margin: -7%;
border-radius: 50%;
background: var(--c1);
transform: rotate(calc(var(--i) * 30deg)) translateY(calc(var(--s) * -0.42));
animation: ul-dr calc(1.2s / var(--k)) linear infinite;
animation-delay: calc((var(--i) - 12) * 0.1s / var(--k));
}
@keyframes ul-dr {
0% {
opacity: 1;
scale: 1;
}
100% {
opacity: .12;
scale: .6;
}
}
`;
export default function LoaderDotsRing() {
return (
<>
);
}
```
Give me the complete final code, ready to paste, and tell me in one line where to put it in my project.
````