Skeleton
Used to render a placeholder while the content is loading.
Approximate final geometry while loading without concealing persistent errors. Honor reduced motion and restore real content semantics on completion.
Installation and initialization
npm install @chakra-ui/react@3.37.0 @emotion/react@11.14.0
Initialize ChakraProvider with defaultSystem and Emotion before rendering. Preserve the host React version and inspect peer compatibility. Official npm installation supplies components, not these example source files. Use the resource setup guide for locale, next-themes and framework-specific SSR; copy the selected example source separately from npm installation.
Complete native usage example
This is the actual pinned example, not a generic API mock. Copy its source closure and retain the named export. Additional imports are listed per example below.
import { HStack, Skeleton, SkeletonCircle, Stack } from "@chakra-ui/react"
export const SkeletonBasic = () => {
return (
<HStack gap="5">
<SkeletonCircle size="12" />
<Stack flex="1">
<Skeleton height="5" />
<Skeleton height="5" width="80%" />
</Stack>
</HStack>
)
}
All examples and reproduction requirements
Names identify demos, not component variant props. Copy every sourceFiles entry for the selected example. The compositions alias denotes local files, not a package. Preserve relative imports or rewrite the alias to your project's actual path. React peers are inspected separately; editor examples retain the coherent pinned Tiptap extension family.
Basic
skeleton-basic · Named export SkeletonBasic · original upstream example
npm install @chakra-ui/react@3.37.0 @emotion/react@11.14.0
vendor/apps/compositions/src/examples/skeleton-basic.tsx
For Feed
skeleton-for-feed · Named export SkeletonForFeed · original upstream example
npm install @chakra-ui/react@3.37.0 @emotion/react@11.14.0
vendor/apps/compositions/src/examples/skeleton-for-feed.tsx
For Text
skeleton-for-text · Named export SkeletonForText · original upstream example
npm install @chakra-ui/react@3.37.0 @emotion/react@11.14.0
vendor/apps/compositions/src/examples/skeleton-for-text.tsx
With Children
skeleton-with-children · Named export SkeletonWithChildren · original upstream example
npm install @chakra-ui/react@3.37.0 @emotion/react@11.14.0
vendor/apps/compositions/src/examples/skeleton-with-children.tsx
With Variants
skeleton-with-variants · Named export SkeletonWithVariants · original upstream example
npm install @chakra-ui/react@3.37.0 @emotion/react@11.14.0
vendor/apps/compositions/src/examples/skeleton-with-variants.tsx
With Loaded
skeleton-with-loaded · Named export SkeletonWithLoaded · original upstream example
npm install @chakra-ui/react@3.37.0 @emotion/react@11.14.0
vendor/apps/compositions/src/examples/skeleton-with-loaded.tsx
With Start End Color
skeleton-with-start-end-color · Named export SkeletonWithStartEndColor · original upstream example
npm install @chakra-ui/react@3.37.0 @emotion/react@11.14.0
vendor/apps/compositions/src/examples/skeleton-with-start-end-color.tsx
Native API and source references
The source viewer retains original declarations, imports and inheritance. Ark UI event contracts, Chakra style props and recipe types stay in their native packages; this guide does not flatten or invent their defaults. Code comments remain original source, not translated prose.
npm/@chakra-ui/react@3.37.0/dist/types/components/skeleton/index.d.tsnpm/@chakra-ui/react@3.37.0/dist/types/components/skeleton/skeleton.d.ts
State and installation checks
Run strict types, the target production build and real interactions. Test labels/focus/keyboard, both themes, narrow layout, empty/loading/error states where supported and cleanup after unmount. Remote demo endpoints, uploads and downloads are constrained in the preview; configure your own services. Copying a command or reaching preview-ready does not prove installation or backend success.
Provenance and license boundaries
https://github.com/chakra-ui/chakra-ui/tree/2e7517745cff2fcde0b8012f136cf99611ff262a
These are JGuang practical bilingual notes, not a full translation of upstream MDX. Original documentation and example bytes remain in vendor. Preserve repository MIT, compositions ISC metadata and separate dependency notices. The original metadata discrepancy and any missing full notices remain explicit review items; paid Chakra Pro is excluded.