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Liquid Droplet Loader Animation CSS

Hold attention during data fetches with a liquid droplet loader. We merged bouncing CSS circles through a pure SVG gooey filter to construct a deeply satisfying visual waiting state.

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#css

#loader

#gooey

#liquid

#droplet

#animation

#svg filter

#ui

#waiting

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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: #f1f5f9;
  display: flex;
  justify-content: center;
  align-items: center;
  min-height: 100vh;
}

.loader-scene {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 40px;
}

.liquid-loader {
  position: relative;
  width: 100px;
  height: 150px;
  /* Apply the powerful gooey filter here */
  filter: url("#drop-goo");
  display: flex;
  justify-content: center;
}

.drop {
  background: linear-gradient(to bottom, #3b82f6, #8b5cf6);
  border-radius: 50%;
  position: absolute;
}

.main-drop {
  bottom: 0;
  width: 60px;
  height: 60px;
  animation: pulse-main 2s infinite ease-in-out;
}

.falling-drop {
  top: -20px;
  width: 30px;
  height: 30px;
  animation: fall-merge 2s infinite cubic-bezier(0.55, 0.085, 0.68, 0.53);
}

@keyframes pulse-main {
  0%, 100% { transform: scaleX(1) scaleY(1); }
  50% { transform: scaleX(1.2) scaleY(0.8); }
}

@keyframes fall-merge {
  0% { transform: translateY(0) scale(1); opacity: 0; }
  20% { opacity: 1; }
  80% { transform: translateY(100px) scale(0.8); opacity: 1; }
  100% { transform: translateY(120px) scale(0); opacity: 0; }
}

.loader-message {
  color: #64748b;
  font-size: 1.1rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 2px;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  animation: text-blink 1.5s infinite alternate;
}

@keyframes text-blink {
  to { opacity: 0.4; }
}

Liquid Droplet Loader Animation CSS

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