*, *::before, *::after {
  box-sizing: border-box;
}

body {
  font-family: system-ui, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol";
  margin: 0;
  background: #0f172a;
  display: flex;
  justify-content: center;
  align-items: center;
  min-height: 100vh;
  padding: 20px;
}

.ai-gen-card {
  background: #1e293b;
  border: 1px solid #334155;
  width: 100%;
  max-width: 500px;
  border-radius: 20px;
  padding: 30px;
  box-shadow: 0 20px 40px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4);
}

.gen-header {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 12px;
  margin-bottom: 30px;
}

.ai-sparkle {
  animation: spin-pulse 3s linear infinite;
}

@keyframes spin-pulse {
  0% { transform: rotate(0deg) scale(1); }
  50% { transform: rotate(180deg) scale(1.2); }
  100% { transform: rotate(360deg) scale(1); }
}

.gen-status {
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, #a855f7, #ec4899, #a855f7);
  background-size: 200% auto;
  color: transparent;
  background-clip: text;
  -webkit-background-clip: text;
  font-weight: 600;
  font-size: 1.125rem;
  animation: shimmer-text 2s linear infinite;
}

@keyframes shimmer-text {
  to { background-position: 200% center; }
}

.skeleton-body {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 16px;
}

.skeleton-block {
  background: #334155;
  border-radius: 8px;
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
}

/* The sweeping generative glow effect */
.skeleton-block::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  top: 0;
  left: -100%;
  width: 50%;
  height: 100%;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, transparent, rgba(168, 85, 247, 0.3), transparent);
  animation: ai-sweep 2s ease-in-out infinite;
}

@keyframes ai-sweep {
  100% { left: 200%; }
}

.s-title {
  width: 60%;
  height: 28px;
  margin-bottom: 10px;
}

.s-line {
  width: 100%;
  height: 16px;
}

.short {
  width: 80%;
  margin-bottom: 20px;
}

.skeleton-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
  gap: 16px;
}

.s-box {
  height: 120px;
  border-radius: 12px;
}

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AI Generative Skeleton Loader CSS

Keep users engaged during AI generation with this advanced skeleton loader. We sweep a glowing magical gradient across the blocks, so users feel the platform thinking and generating content.

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#css

#skeleton

#loader

#ai

#generative

#shimmer

#gradient

#ui

#loading

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*, *::before, *::after {
  box-sizing: border-box;
}

body {
  font-family: system-ui, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol";
  margin: 0;
  background: #0f172a;
  display: flex;
  justify-content: center;
  align-items: center;
  min-height: 100vh;
  padding: 20px;
}

.ai-gen-card {
  background: #1e293b;
  border: 1px solid #334155;
  width: 100%;
  max-width: 500px;
  border-radius: 20px;
  padding: 30px;
  box-shadow: 0 20px 40px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4);
}

.gen-header {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 12px;
  margin-bottom: 30px;
}

.ai-sparkle {
  animation: spin-pulse 3s linear infinite;
}

@keyframes spin-pulse {
  0% { transform: rotate(0deg) scale(1); }
  50% { transform: rotate(180deg) scale(1.2); }
  100% { transform: rotate(360deg) scale(1); }
}

.gen-status {
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, #a855f7, #ec4899, #a855f7);
  background-size: 200% auto;
  color: transparent;
  background-clip: text;
  -webkit-background-clip: text;
  font-weight: 600;
  font-size: 1.125rem;
  animation: shimmer-text 2s linear infinite;
}

@keyframes shimmer-text {
  to { background-position: 200% center; }
}

.skeleton-body {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 16px;
}

.skeleton-block {
  background: #334155;
  border-radius: 8px;
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
}

/* The sweeping generative glow effect */
.skeleton-block::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  top: 0;
  left: -100%;
  width: 50%;
  height: 100%;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, transparent, rgba(168, 85, 247, 0.3), transparent);
  animation: ai-sweep 2s ease-in-out infinite;
}

@keyframes ai-sweep {
  100% { left: 200%; }
}

.s-title {
  width: 60%;
  height: 28px;
  margin-bottom: 10px;
}

.s-line {
  width: 100%;
  height: 16px;
}

.short {
  width: 80%;
  margin-bottom: 20px;
}

.skeleton-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
  gap: 16px;
}

.s-box {
  height: 120px;
  border-radius: 12px;
}

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