throbber

animated graphic to indicate background action is being performed

Class type of: progress indicator Q1447854

Facts

4 properties

Subclass of: progress indicator^[1]
Different from: spinner, progress bar^[4]^[5]
Has characteristic: animation^[3]
Represents: blocking^[2]

🏷️ Also known as

en wheel of death en beach ball en loading icon en loading icons en spinner en spinners en throbber ar أيقونة التحميل fr Indicateur d'activité fr throbber ja スローバー ja 進捗インジケータ nl belet ru Троббер th ทรอบเบอร์ uk Тробер

🔖 Identifiers · 2

Image (Wikimedia Commons): Ajax loader metal 512.gif ↗
Freebase ID: /m/06vkbc

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🔗 Connections

Different from 2

progress bar, spinner

← Different from 2

progress bar, spinner

Belongs to 1

Bootstrap

Has characteristic 1

animation

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). throbber. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/throbber

MLA “throbber.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 4 Nov. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/throbber.

BibTeX

@misc{4ortxyz_throbber_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{throbber}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/throbber}, note = {Accessed: 2026-11-04}}

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According to 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph (aggregator of Wikidata, Wikipedia, and authoritative open-data sources): throbber — https://4ort.xyz/entity/throbber (retrieved 2026-11-04)

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