How can I create a “Please Wait, Loading…” animation using jQuery?

Question

I would like to place a \"please wait, loading\" spinning circle animation on my site. How should I accomplish this using jQuery?

Answer 1

With all due respect to other posts, you have here a very simple solution, using CSS3 and jQuery, without using any further external resources nor files.

$('#submit').click(function(){
  $(this).addClass('button_loader').attr("value","");
  window.setTimeout(function(){
    $('#submit').removeClass('button_loader').attr("value","\u2713");
    $('#submit').prop('disabled', true);
  }, 3000);
});

#submit:focus{
  outline:none;
  outline-offset: none;
}

.button {
    display: inline-block;
    padding: 6px 12px;
    margin: 20px 8px;
    font-size: 14px;
    font-weight: 400;
    line-height: 1.42857143;
    text-align: center;
    white-space: nowrap;
    vertical-align: middle;
    -ms-touch-action: manipulation;
    cursor: pointer;
    -webkit-user-select: none;
    -moz-user-select: none;
    -ms-user-select: none;
    background-image: none;
    border: 2px solid transparent;
    border-radius: 5px;
    color: #000;
    background-color: #b2b2b2;
    border-color: #969696;
}

.button_loader {
  background-color: transparent;
  border: 4px solid #f3f3f3;
  border-radius: 50%;
  border-top: 4px solid #969696;
  border-bottom: 4px solid #969696;
  width: 35px;
  height: 35px;
  -webkit-animation: spin 0.8s linear infinite;
  animation: spin 0.8s linear infinite;
}

@-webkit-keyframes spin {
  0% { -webkit-transform: rotate(0deg); }
  99% { -webkit-transform: rotate(360deg); }
}

@keyframes spin {
  0% { transform: rotate(0deg); }
  99% { transform: rotate(360deg); }
}