JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

by Tan

HTML

<div class="shimmer">
this is a div
</div>

CSS

@keyframes shimmerBackground {
    0% {background-position:-800px 0}
    100% {background-position:800px 0}
}

.shimmer 
{background-color:#ccc;width:800px;height:800px;
background-image: -moz-linear-gradient(160deg, rgba(255,255,255,0) 0%, rgba(255,255,255,0) 25%, rgba(255,255,255,0.85) 60%, rgba(255,255,255,0) 100%);
background-image: -webkit-gradient(linear, left top, right top, color-stop(0%,rgba(255,255,255,0)), color-stop(25%,rgba(255,255,255,0)), color-stop(60%,rgba(255,255,255,0.85)), color-stop(100%,rgba(255,255,255,0)));
background-image: -webkit-linear-gradient(160deg, rgba(255,255,255,0) 0%,rgba(255,255,255,0) 25%,rgba(255,255,255,0.85) 60%,rgba(255,255,255,0) 100%);
background-image: -o-linear-gradient(160deg, rgba(255,255,255,0) 0%,rgba(255,255,255,0) 25%,rgba(255,255,255,0.85) 60%,rgba(255,255,255,0) 100%);
background-image: -ms-linear-gradient(160deg, rgba(255,255,255,0) 0%,rgba(255,255,255,0) 25%,rgba(255,255,255,0.85) 60%,rgba(255,255,255,0) 100%);
background-image: linear-gradient(160deg, rgba(255,255,255,0) 0%,rgba(255,255,255,0) 25%,rgba(255,255,255,0.85) 60%,rgba(255,255,255,0) 100%);
background-repeat: repeat-y;
background-position:-800px 0;
animation: shimmerBackground 3s linear infinite;
}