---
title: Skeleton paragraph
description: Displays a placeholder representation of text content while it loads. Use to improve perceived performance by showing users where text will appear.
api_version: 2026-01
api_name: checkout-ui-extensions
source_url:
  html: https://shopify.dev/docs/api/checkout-ui-extensions/latest/web-components/typography-and-content/skeleton-paragraph
  md: https://shopify.dev/docs/api/checkout-ui-extensions/latest/web-components/typography-and-content/skeleton-paragraph.md
---

# Skeleton paragraph

Displays a placeholder representation of text content while it loads. Use to improve perceived performance by showing users where text will appear.

### Support Targets (29)

### Supported targets

* purchase.​checkout.​actions.​render-before
* purchase.​checkout.​block.​render
* purchase.​checkout.​cart-line-item.​render-after
* purchase.​checkout.​cart-line-list.​render-after
* purchase.​checkout.​contact.​render-after
* purchase.​checkout.​delivery-address.​render-after
* purchase.​checkout.​delivery-address.​render-before
* purchase.​checkout.​footer.​render-after
* purchase.​checkout.​header.​render-after
* purchase.​checkout.​payment-method-list.​render-after
* purchase.​checkout.​payment-method-list.​render-before
* purchase.​checkout.​pickup-location-list.​render-after
* purchase.​checkout.​pickup-location-list.​render-before
* purchase.​checkout.​pickup-location-option-item.​render-after
* purchase.​checkout.​pickup-point-list.​render-after
* purchase.​checkout.​pickup-point-list.​render-before
* purchase.​checkout.​reductions.​render-after
* purchase.​checkout.​reductions.​render-before
* purchase.​checkout.​shipping-option-item.​details.​render
* purchase.​checkout.​shipping-option-item.​render-after
* purchase.​checkout.​shipping-option-list.​render-after
* purchase.​checkout.​shipping-option-list.​render-before
* purchase.​thank-you.​announcement.​render
* purchase.​thank-you.​block.​render
* purchase.​thank-you.​cart-line-item.​render-after
* purchase.​thank-you.​cart-line-list.​render-after
* purchase.​thank-you.​customer-information.​render-after
* purchase.​thank-you.​footer.​render-after
* purchase.​thank-you.​header.​render-after

## Properties

* **content**

  **string**

  **Default: ''**

  The content to be used as a base for the skeleton. This content will be hidden when the skeleton is visible.

  This can be useful when the skeleton is representing a known piece of content which is part of a larger element that has not yet fully loaded.

* **id**

  **string**

  A unique identifier for the element.

Examples

## Preview

![](https://cdn.shopify.com/shopifycloud/shopify-dev/production/assets/assets/images/templated-apis-screenshots/checkout-ui-extensions/2025-10/skeleton-paragraph-default-TQd9tr25.png)

### Examples

* #### Code

  ##### Default

  ```html
  <s-skeleton-paragraph></s-skeleton-paragraph>
  ```