🦴 Angular Skeleton Loaders That Impress Recruiters

Why do skeleton loaders matter? Well, they improve perceived app performance while loading content, prevent layout shift and jank, and attract the eye of recruiters looking for someone capable of building production-grade apps. Today, we’ll look at 3 npm libraries for skeleton loaders that are compatible with Angular and that can help you build polished UI.

1. 🔧 ngx-skeleton-loader

GitHub: https://github.com/willmendesneto/ngx-skeleton-loader

Install:

npm install ngx-skeleton-loader

Highlights:

• Easy to use, with declarative syntax.
• Highly customizable: size, count, animation, theme.
• Supports integration with Angular SSR and AOT.

Usage Example:

<ngx-skeleton-loader
	[count]="5"
	appearance="line"
	[theme]="{ height: '20px', 'border-radius': '4px' }"
>
</ngx-skeleton-loader>

2. 🪄 @ngneat/content-loader

GitHub: https://github.com/ngneat/content-loader

Install:

npm install @ngneat/content-loader

Highlights:

• SVG-based loader (like react-content-loader).
• Fully customizable with shapes (rect, circle, etc.).
• Can define custom loaders with code or in templates.

Usage Example:

<ng-content-loader>
  <svg:rect x="0" y="0" rx="4" ry="4" width="100" height="20" />
</ng-content-loader>

3. 🧱 ng-skeleton

GitHub: https://github.com/michaelbazos/ng-skeleton

Install:

npm install ng-skeleton

Highlights:

• Very lightweight with zero dependencies.
• Designed specifically for Angular (directives + components).
• Good for quick and small-scale skeleton use cases.

Usage Example:

<div *skeleton="isLoading" skeletonWidth="100%" skeletonHeight="20px"></div>

Conclusion

Recruiters aren’t just looking at features. They want to see attention to UX details like skeleton loaders that signal professional, production-ready code.