CSS Preloader

A small CSS preloader example that is a little different than the traditional spinner

by Emily Humphrey

HTML

<body>
    <div id="spinner" class="active">
        <span id="ball_1" class="spinner_ball"></span>
        <span id="ball_2" class="spinner_ball"></span>
        <span id="ball_3" class="spinner_ball"></span>
    </div>
</body>

CSS

body {
    background-color: black;
}
#spinner.active {
    display: block;
}
#spinner {
    display: none;
    position: absolute;
    height: 60px;
    width: 60px;
    top: 40%;
    left: 48%;
    z-index: 1;
}
.spinner_ball {
    position: absolute;
    display: block;
    background-color: white;
    left: 24px;
    width: 12px;
    height: 12px;
    border-radius: 6px;
}
#ball_1 {
    -webkit-animation-timing-function: cubic-bezier(0.5, 0.3, 0.9, 0.9);
    -webkit-animation-name: rotate; 
    -webkit-animation-duration: 2s; 
    -webkit-animation-iteration-count: infinite;
    -webkit-transform-origin: 6px 30px;
}
#ball_2 {
    -webkit-animation-timing-function: cubic-bezier(0.5, 0.5, 0.9, 0.9);
    -webkit-animation-name: rotate; 
    -webkit-animation-duration: 2s; 
    -webkit-animation-iteration-count: infinite;
    -webkit-transform-origin: 6px 30px;
}
#ball_3 {
    -webkit-animation-timing-function: cubic-bezier(0.5, 0.7, 0.9, 0.9);
    -webkit-animation-name: rotate; 
    -webkit-animation-duration: 2s; 
    -webkit-animation-iteration-count: infinite;
    -webkit-transform-origin: 6px 30px;
}
@-webkit-keyframes rotate {
  0% {
    -webkit-transform: rotate(0deg) scale(1);
  }
  100% { 
    -webkit-transform: rotate(1440deg) scale(1); 
  }
}