---
title: Skeleton
description: Use to show a placeholder while content is loading.
component: true
---

<ComponentExample src="/components/examples/skeleton/demo.tsx">
  <SkeletonDemo />
</ComponentExample>

## Installation

```bash
npx shadcn-ui add skeleton
```

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1. Copy and paste the following code into your project.

<ComponentSource src="/components/ui/skeleton.tsx" />

<Callout>
  This is the `<Skeleton />` primitive. You can place it in a file at
  `components/ui/skeleton.tsx`.
</Callout>

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## Usage

```tsx
import { Skeleton } from "@/components/ui/skeleton"
```

```tsx
<Skeleton className="w-[100px] h-[20px] rounded-full" />
```