Spinner

Spinner is a decorative indeterminate indicator. It renders aria-hidden — announce loading through the surrounding region or control text instead.

Usage

import { Spinner } from "@hewnui/ui";

<Spinner />

Sizing and color

Spinner is a 1rem square by default and inherits currentColor, so it takes the color of whatever it sits inside. Override either with className:

<Spinner className="size-6" />
<Spinner className="size-8 text-accent" />

Inside a button

Button renders a Spinner for you when isLoading is set — you do not need to compose one yourself:

<Button isLoading>Saving</Button>

Accessibility

Spinner is aria-hidden by design. A spinning shape carries no meaning for a screen reader, so it is never announced on its own — the surrounding context has to do that work.

• Pair it with a live region when the spinner is the only signal that something is happening:

<p role="status">
  <Spinner />
  Loading results
</p>

• Inside Button, the accessible name already conveys state and the button is disabled while loading — no extra live region is needed.
• Do not add role="status" or aria-label to Spinner itself. Announce the state on the region that owns it, or the message is read out of context.
• Motion respects prefers-reduced-motion: reduce in CSS: the rotation stops and the ring resolves to a static, dimmed indicator. No JavaScript involved, so it works before hydration.