# Skeleton — Gradient

> A gradient skeleton loading placeholder — a multi-color gradient shifts across a product card while content loads. Token-driven, design-system agnostic, with dark mode and reduced-motion support.

- Category: Skeleton
- Frameworks: Vanilla, React + CSS, React + Tailwind
- Design system: Odyssey
- Dark mode: yes
- Access: premium (Atheros AI Pass)
- Tags: loading, gradient, placeholder
- Page: https://builder.atheros.ai/components/skeleton-gradient
- Preview: https://d17nmjscumqk5d.cloudfront.net/builder/templates/tpl_builder_skeleton_gradient/preview-a72e93864d6b.webp

## Features

- Continuous multi-color gradient shift — each skeleton shape is filled with a moving linear-gradient between token tints
- Product-card layout — tall media block, title line, body line, price pill, and a row of five rating stars
- Click or press Enter/Space to replay the load-in animation
- All colors, spacing, and radii driven by design-system tokens (`--skel-line`, `--skel-peak`, `--primary`)
- Dark/light mode via the `body.dark` class
- Prefers-reduced-motion support
- Accessible: role=status, aria-busy, screen-reader loading label

## Common questions

**Which frameworks is Skeleton — Gradient available in?**

Skeleton — Gradient ships as Vanilla, React + CSS and React + Tailwind — HTML, CSS, JS and React source you can copy, download or clone into Atheros AI Builder.

**Is Skeleton — Gradient free?**

Skeleton — Gradient is a premium component. Anyone can preview it; the source, downloads and AI customisation are included with Atheros AI Pass.

**Does Skeleton — Gradient support dark mode?**

Yes. Skeleton — Gradient ships light and dark themes, both drawn from the Odyssey design system's tokens. Switch the preview to dark mode to compare them.

## Get the code

Preview Skeleton — Gradient live, then sign in to copy or download the source, apply another design system, or ask the AI assistant to change it: https://builder.atheros.ai/components/skeleton-gradient

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