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Dev tools · June 11, 2021

Plaiceholder 2.0, pure CSS blurry image placeholders (now ~90% smaller)

Beautiful image placeholders, without the hassle. Contribute to joe-bell/plaiceholder development by creating an account on GitHub.

Plaiceholder 2.0, pure CSS blurry image placeholders (now ~90% smaller) launched on June 11, 2021 with 25 votes, #1,219 of 3,650 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 5 years on.

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Plaiceholder 2.0 is a pure CSS tool for generating blurry image placeholders that load significantly faster than previous versions due to a ~90% reduction in file size. It creates lightweight placeholder graphics that display while images load on websites. The tool is designed for web developers and designers who want to improve page load perception without relying on external dependencies or JavaScript. It works entirely with CSS.

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