📄 primereact/skeleton

File: skeleton.md | Updated: 11/15/2025

Source: https://primereact.org/skeleton/

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Skeleton

Skeleton is a placeholder to display instead of the actual content.

Import#


import { Skeleton } from 'primereact/skeleton';
         

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Shapes#


Various shapes and sizes can be created using styling properties like shape, width, height, borderRadius and className.

Rectangle
Rounded
Square
Circle
<h5>Rectangle</h5>
<Skeleton className="mb-2"></Skeleton>
<Skeleton width="10rem" className="mb-2"></Skeleton>
<Skeleton width="5rem" className="mb-2"></Skeleton>
<Skeleton height="2rem" className="mb-2"></Skeleton>
<Skeleton width="10rem" height="4rem"></Skeleton>

<h5>Rounded</h5>
<Skeleton className="mb-2" borderRadius="16px"></Skeleton>
<Skeleton width="10rem" className="mb-2" borderRadius="16px"></Skeleton>
<Skeleton width="5rem" borderRadius="16px" className="mb-2"></Skeleton>
<Skeleton height="2rem" className="mb-2" borderRadius="16px"></Skeleton>
<Skeleton width="10rem" height="4rem" borderRadius="16px"></Skeleton>

<h5 className="mt-3">Square</h5>
<Skeleton size="2rem" className="mr-2"></Skeleton>
<Skeleton size="3rem" className="mr-2"></Skeleton>
<Skeleton size="4rem" className="mr-2"></Skeleton>
<Skeleton size="5rem"></Skeleton>

<h5 className="mt-3">Circle</h5>
<Skeleton shape="circle" size="2rem" className="mr-2"></Skeleton>
<Skeleton shape="circle" size="3rem" className="mr-2"></Skeleton>
<Skeleton shape="circle" size="4rem" className="mr-2"></Skeleton>
<Skeleton shape="circle" size="5rem"></Skeleton>
         

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Card#


Sample Card implementation using different Skeleton components and PrimeFlex CSS utilities.

<div className="border-round border-1 surface-border p-4 surface-card">
    <div className="flex mb-3">
        <Skeleton shape="circle" size="4rem" className="mr-2"></Skeleton>
        <div>
            <Skeleton width="10rem" className="mb-2"></Skeleton>
            <Skeleton width="5rem" className="mb-2"></Skeleton>
            <Skeleton height=".5rem"></Skeleton>
        </div>
    </div>
    <Skeleton width="100%" height="150px"></Skeleton>
    <div className="flex justify-content-between mt-3">
        <Skeleton width="4rem" height="2rem"></Skeleton>
        <Skeleton width="4rem" height="2rem"></Skeleton>
    </div>
</div>
         

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List#


Sample List implementation using different Skeleton components and PrimeFlex CSS utilities.

<div className="border-round border-1 surface-border p-4">
    <ul className="m-0 p-0 list-none">
        <li className="mb-3">
            <div className="flex">
                <Skeleton shape="circle" size="4rem" className="mr-2"></Skeleton>
                <div style={{ flex: '1' }}>
                    <Skeleton width="100%" className="mb-2"></Skeleton>
                    <Skeleton width="75%"></Skeleton>
                </div>
            </div>
        </li>
        <li className="mb-3">
            <div className="flex">
                <Skeleton shape="circle" size="4rem" className="mr-2"></Skeleton>
                <div style={{ flex: '1' }}>
                    <Skeleton width="100%" className="mb-2"></Skeleton>
                    <Skeleton width="75%"></Skeleton>
                </div>
            </div>
        </li>
        <li className="mb-3">
            <div className="flex">
                <Skeleton shape="circle" size="4rem" className="mr-2"></Skeleton>
                <div style={{ flex: '1' }}>
                    <Skeleton width="100%" className="mb-2"></Skeleton>
                    <Skeleton width="75%"></Skeleton>
                </div>
            </div>
        </li>
        <li>
            <div className="flex">
                <Skeleton shape="circle" size="4rem" className="mr-2"></Skeleton>
                <div style={{ flex: '1' }}>
                    <Skeleton width="100%" className="mb-2"></Skeleton>
                    <Skeleton width="75%"></Skeleton>
                </div>
            </div>
        </li>
    </ul>
</div>
         

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DataTable#


Sample DataTable implementation using different Skeleton components and PrimeFlex CSS utilities.

| Code | Name | Category | Quantity | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

<DataTable value={items} className="p-datatable-striped">
    <Column field="code" header="Code" style={{ width: '25%' }} body={<Skeleton />}></Column>
    <Column field="name" header="Name" style={{ width: '25%' }} body={<Skeleton />}></Column>
    <Column field="category" header="Category" style={{ width: '25%' }} body={<Skeleton />}></Column>
    <Column field="quantity" header="Quantity" style={{ width: '25%' }} body={<Skeleton />}></Column>
</DataTable>
         

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Accessibility#


Screen Reader

Skeleton uses aria-hidden as "true" so that it gets ignored by screen readers, any valid attribute is passed to the root element so you may customize it further if required. If multiple skeletons are grouped inside a container, you may use aria-busy on the container element as well to indicate the loading process.

Keyboard Support

Component does not include any interactive elements.

  • Import

  • Shapes

  • Card

  • List

  • DataTable

  • Accessibility

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