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Skeleton Text Block
SkeletonTextBlock is used to provide a low fidelity representation of a block of text before it appears on the page.
Optionally you can use any text content inside a SkeletonTextBlock component as a base for the rendered skeleton
Supported targets
- Checkout::Actions::Render
Before - Checkout::Cart
Line Details::Render After - Checkout::Cart
Lines::Render After - Checkout::Contact::Render
After - Checkout::Customer
Information::Render After - Checkout::Delivery
Address::Render Before - Checkout::Dynamic::Render
- Checkout::Pickup
Locations::Render After - Checkout::Pickup
Locations::Render Before - Checkout::Pickup
Points::Render After - Checkout::Pickup
Points::Render Before - Checkout::Reductions::Render
After - Checkout::Reductions::Render
Before - Checkout::Shipping
Method Details::Render After - Checkout::Shipping
Method Details::Render Expanded - Checkout::Shipping
Methods::Render After - Checkout::Shipping
Methods::Render Before - Checkout::Thank
You::Cart Line Details::Render After - Checkout::Thank
You::Cart Lines::Render After - Checkout::Thank
You::Customer Information::Render After - Checkout::Thank
You::Dynamic::Render - 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
Supported targets
- Checkout::Actions::Render
Before - Checkout::Cart
Line Details::Render After - Checkout::Cart
Lines::Render After - Checkout::Contact::Render
After - Checkout::Customer
Information::Render After - Checkout::Delivery
Address::Render Before - Checkout::Dynamic::Render
- Checkout::Pickup
Locations::Render After - Checkout::Pickup
Locations::Render Before - Checkout::Pickup
Points::Render After - Checkout::Pickup
Points::Render Before - Checkout::Reductions::Render
After - Checkout::Reductions::Render
Before - Checkout::Shipping
Method Details::Render After - Checkout::Shipping
Method Details::Render Expanded - Checkout::Shipping
Methods::Render After - Checkout::Shipping
Methods::Render Before - Checkout::Thank
You::Cart Line Details::Render After - Checkout::Thank
You::Cart Lines::Render After - Checkout::Thank
You::Customer Information::Render After - Checkout::Thank
You::Dynamic::Render - 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
SkeletonTextBlock is used to provide a low fidelity representation of a block of text before it appears on the page.
Optionally you can use any text content inside to be used as a base for the rendered skeleton
- Anchor to idididstringstring
A unique identifier for the component.
- Anchor to lineslineslinesnumbernumberDefault: 1Default: 1
Number of lines to display when no children are passed.
- Anchor to sizesizesizeTextSizeTextSize
Size of the text the skeleton replaces.
TextSize
Extract<Size, 'extraSmall' | 'small' | 'base' | 'large' | 'extraLarge'> | 'medium'Size
A keyword that maps to a predefined size from the design system's size scale. Components use a subset of these values depending on which sizes they support. - `extraSmall`: The smallest available size. - `small`: A compact size, smaller than the default. - `base`: The default size, appropriate for most contexts. - `large`: A larger size for increased visual prominence. - `extraLarge`: The largest available keyword size. - `fill`: Stretches to fill the available space in the container.
'extraSmall' | 'small' | 'base' | 'large' | 'extraLarge' | 'fill'Anchor to ExamplesExamples
Basic SkeletonTextBlock

Basic SkeletonTextBlock
React
import {
reactExtension,
SkeletonTextBlock,
} from '@shopify/ui-extensions-react/checkout';
export default reactExtension(
'purchase.checkout.block.render',
() => <Extension />,
);
function Extension() {
return <SkeletonTextBlock />;
}JS
import {extension, SkeletonTextBlock} from '@shopify/ui-extensions/checkout';
export default extension('purchase.checkout.block.render', (root) => {
const skeletonTextBlock = root.createComponent(SkeletonTextBlock);
root.appendChild(skeletonTextBlock);
});