Loading ripple

Introduction

The Ripple example shows how to create an expanding ripple loading animation. Three circles scale outward while fading, creating a continuous pulsing effect that's perfect for loading indicators.

This example uses the animate prop to create looping animations with staggered delays, making each ripple start at a different time.

Get started

Let's start with the basic structure. We need three overlapping circles:

<template>
  <div class="container">
    <div class="ripple-container">
      <div class="ripple" />
      <div class="ripple" />
      <div class="ripple" />
    </div>
  </div>
</template>

<style>
.container {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: center;
  align-items: center;
}

.ripple-container {
  position: relative;
  width: 100px;
  height: 100px;
}

.ripple {
  position: absolute;
  top: 0;
  left: 0;
  right: 0;
  bottom: 0;
  border-radius: 50%;
  border: 5px solid #ff0088;
  will-change: transform, opacity;
  opacity: 0;
}
</style>

The ripples are positioned absolutely so they stack on top of each other.