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CSS only scroll indicator
This is witchcraft. I’ve been deconstructing the CSS to figure out how this works and it’s really clever.
(Hint: try commenting out some of the CSS and see what happens.)
Single Element CSS Spinners
A lovely little selection of loading indicators powered by CSS animations and transitions.
spin.js
An ingenious loading indicator that uses JavaScript instead of an animated .gif.
AJAX Activity Indicators
Want to indicate that something is happening on a web page, like... oh, I don't know... an Ajax request or something? Here's a cornucopia of animated progress indicators.