--- title: Loading Shimmer in Compose | daily.dev description: A step-by-step guide to implementing a shimmer loading effect in Jetpack Compose. Covers creating skeleton placeholder views using rounded rectangles, setting... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/loading-shimmer-in-compose-jogbnzeke twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Loading Shimmer in Compose | daily.dev og:description: A step-by-step guide to implementing a shimmer loading effect in Jetpack Compose. 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Covers creating skeleton placeholder views using rounded rectangles, setting up an infinite float animation with LinearOutSlowInEasing, building a LinearGradient brush driven by the animation offset, and packaging everything into a reusable Modifier extension called shimmerBackground() for easy reuse across components. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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