---
type: doc
title: Skeleton
description: Use to show a placeholder while content is loading.
---

> Fulldev UI for React. The `@fulldev` registry in `components.json` points at `https://ui.full.dev/r/react/styles/{style}/{name}.json`; see [installation](/react/docs/installation.md).

```tsx title="src/components/examples/skeleton/skeleton-demo.tsx"
import { Skeleton } from "@/components/ui/skeleton"

export function SkeletonDemo() {
  return (
    <div className="flex items-center gap-4">
      <Skeleton className="h-12 w-12 rounded-full" />
      <div className="space-y-2">
        <Skeleton className="h-4 w-[250px]" />
        <Skeleton className="h-4 w-[200px]" />
      </div>
    </div>
  )
}
```

## Installation

```bash
npx shadcn@latest add @fulldev/skeleton
```

## Usage

```tsx
import { Skeleton } from "@/components/ui/skeleton"
```

```tsx
<Skeleton className="h-[20px] w-[100px] rounded-full" />
```

## Avatar

```tsx title="src/components/examples/skeleton/skeleton-avatar.tsx"
import { Skeleton } from "@/components/ui/skeleton"

export function SkeletonAvatar() {
  return (
    <div className="flex w-fit items-center gap-4">
      <Skeleton className="size-10 shrink-0 rounded-full" />
      <div className="grid gap-2">
        <Skeleton className="h-4 w-[150px]" />
        <Skeleton className="h-4 w-[100px]" />
      </div>
    </div>
  )
}
```

## Card

```tsx title="src/components/examples/skeleton/skeleton-card.tsx"
import { Card, CardContent, CardHeader } from "@/components/ui/card"
import { Skeleton } from "@/components/ui/skeleton"

export function SkeletonCard() {
  return (
    <Card className="w-full max-w-xs">
      <CardHeader>
        <Skeleton className="h-4 w-2/3" />
        <Skeleton className="h-4 w-1/2" />
      </CardHeader>
      <CardContent>
        <Skeleton className="aspect-video w-full" />
      </CardContent>
    </Card>
  )
}
```

## Text

```tsx title="src/components/examples/skeleton/skeleton-text.tsx"
import { Skeleton } from "@/components/ui/skeleton"

export function SkeletonText() {
  return (
    <div className="flex w-full max-w-xs flex-col gap-2">
      <Skeleton className="h-4 w-full" />
      <Skeleton className="h-4 w-full" />
      <Skeleton className="h-4 w-3/4" />
    </div>
  )
}
```

## Form

```tsx title="src/components/examples/skeleton/skeleton-form.tsx"
import { Skeleton } from "@/components/ui/skeleton"

export function SkeletonForm() {
  return (
    <div className="flex w-full max-w-xs flex-col gap-7">
      <div className="flex flex-col gap-3">
        <Skeleton className="h-4 w-20" />
        <Skeleton className="h-8 w-full" />
      </div>
      <div className="flex flex-col gap-3">
        <Skeleton className="h-4 w-24" />
        <Skeleton className="h-8 w-full" />
      </div>
      <Skeleton className="h-8 w-24" />
    </div>
  )
}
```

## Table

```tsx title="src/components/examples/skeleton/skeleton-table.tsx"
import { Skeleton } from "@/components/ui/skeleton"

export function SkeletonTable() {
  return (
    <div className="flex w-full max-w-sm flex-col gap-2">
      {Array.from({ length: 5 }).map((_, index) => (
        <div className="flex gap-4" key={index}>
          <Skeleton className="h-4 flex-1" />
          <Skeleton className="h-4 w-24" />
          <Skeleton className="h-4 w-20" />
        </div>
      ))}
    </div>
  )
}
```

## RTL

To enable RTL support in shadcn/ui, see the [RTL configuration guide](https://ui.shadcn.com/docs/rtl).

```tsx title="src/components/examples/skeleton/skeleton-rtl.tsx"
"use client"

import * as React from "react"

import { Skeleton } from "@/components/ui/skeleton"
import {
  useTranslation,
  type Translations,
} from "@/components/language-selector"

const translations: Translations = {
  en: {
    dir: "ltr",
    values: {},
  },
  ar: {
    dir: "rtl",
    values: {},
  },
  he: {
    dir: "rtl",
    values: {},
  },
}

export function SkeletonRtl() {
  const { dir } = useTranslation(translations, "ar")

  return (
    <div className="flex items-center gap-4" dir={dir}>
      <Skeleton className="h-12 w-12 rounded-full" />
      <div className="space-y-2">
        <Skeleton className="h-4 w-[250px]" />
        <Skeleton className="h-4 w-[200px]" />
      </div>
    </div>
  )
}
```

## API Reference

Source: [`react/src/components/ui/skeleton.tsx`](https://github.com/fulldotdev/ui/blob/main/react/src/components/ui/skeleton.tsx)

## Install what this page shows

```bash
npx shadcn@latest add @fulldev/skeleton-examples
```