What is Skeleton Screen?
A placeholder showing the rough shape of content while it loads, with a shimmer sweeping across it. It feels faster than a blank screen or spinner.
shape first · content drops in
A skeleton screen reduces load time by...
Write it in your own words in the app.
In real work
Show a skeleton screen while the feed loads. Match the shape of the actual cards. Add a left-to-right shimmer on each row.
In the illustration
Plain slabs shaped exactly like the coming cards wait while the shimmer bar sweeps left to right across each row; then the real cards drop in, each matching its slab's outline.
Show a skeleton screen in your animation library while the feed loads: the shape of three posts with a 1.2 second shimmer, replaced in place when data arrives.
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