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HTML
<figure class="hc-loader" role="status" aria-label="Searching nearby properties">
  <span class="hc-rings" aria-hidden="true">
    <span class="hc-ring"></span>
    <span class="hc-ring"></span>
    <span class="hc-ring"></span>
  </span>
  <span class="hc-dial" aria-hidden="true">
    <span class="hc-mark hc-mark-n">N</span>
    <span class="hc-mark hc-mark-e">E</span>
    <span class="hc-mark hc-mark-s">S</span>
    <span class="hc-mark hc-mark-w">W</span>
    <span class="hc-needle"></span>
    <span class="hc-pivot"></span>
  </span>
  <figcaption class="hc-coord" aria-live="polite" data-hc-coord>51.5074°N · 0.1278°W</figcaption>
</figure>
CSS
.hc-loader {
  position: relative;
  width: 180px;
  height: 180px;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  display: grid;
  place-items: center;
  font-family: system-ui, sans-serif;
}

.hc-rings {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  display: grid;
  place-items: center;
  pointer-events: none;
}

.hc-ring {
  position: absolute;
  width: 84px;
  height: 84px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  border: 1.5px solid #5b8cb8;
  opacity: 0;
  animation: hcRing 2.6s ease-out infinite;
}

.hc-ring:nth-child(1) {
  animation-delay: 0s;
}

.hc-ring:nth-child(2) {
  animation-delay: 0.85s;
}

.hc-ring:nth-child(3) {
  animation-delay: 1.7s;
}

.hc-dial {
  position: relative;
  width: 96px;
  height: 96px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background:
    radial-gradient(circle at 30% 25%, rgba(255, 212, 121, 0.12) 0%, transparent 55%),
    radial-gradient(circle at 50% 50%, #1a1d2e 0%, #0f1220 70%);
  border: 2px solid #d4af37;
  box-shadow:
    inset 0 0 18px rgba(212, 175, 55, 0.18),
    0 4px 18px -4px rgba(212, 175, 55, 0.4),
    0 0 0 1px rgba(212, 175, 55, 0.25);
  animation: hcDialSpin 18s linear infinite;
}

.hc-mark {
  position: absolute;
  font-family: "JetBrains Mono", monospace;
  font-size: 10px;
  font-weight: 700;
  color: rgba(212, 175, 55, 0.4);
  letter-spacing: 0.06em;
  transition: color 0.3s ease;
  animation: hcMark 2.6s ease-in-out infinite;
}

.hc-mark-n {
  top: 4px;
  left: 50%;
  transform: translateX(-50%);
  animation-delay: 0s;
}

.hc-mark-e {
  right: 6px;
  top: 50%;
  transform: translateY(-50%);
  animation-delay: 0.65s;
}

.hc-mark-s {
  bottom: 4px;
  left: 50%;
  transform: translateX(-50%);
  animation-delay: 1.3s;
}

.hc-mark-w {
  left: 6px;
  top: 50%;
  transform: translateY(-50%);
  animation-delay: 1.95s;
}

.hc-needle {
  position: absolute;
  top: 50%;
  left: 50%;
  width: 2px;
  height: 70px;
  margin: -35px 0 0 -1px;
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, #ffd479 0%, #d4af37 48%, #2a3045 52%, #1a1d2e 100%);
  border-radius: 2px;
  transform-origin: center center;
  animation: hcNeedle 5s cubic-bezier(0.5, 0.05, 0.3, 0.95) infinite;
  box-shadow: 0 0 8px rgba(212, 175, 55, 0.4);
}

.hc-pivot {
  position: absolute;
  top: 50%;
  left: 50%;
  width: 6px;
  height: 6px;
  margin: -3px 0 0 -3px;
  background: #ffd479;
  border-radius: 50%;
  box-shadow:
    0 0 0 2px #1a1d2e,
    0 0 10px rgba(255, 212, 121, 0.6);
}

.hc-coord {
  position: absolute;
  bottom: -22px;
  left: 50%;
  transform: translateX(-50%);
  font-family: "JetBrains Mono", monospace;
  font-size: 10.5px;
  font-weight: 600;
  color: #5eead4;
  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
  white-space: nowrap;
  font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums;
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .hc-ring,
  .hc-dial,
  .hc-mark,
  .hc-needle {
    animation: none;
  }
  .hc-mark {
    color: #ffd479;
  }
}
@keyframes hcRing {
  0% {
    transform: scale(0.6);
    border-color: #5b8cb8;
    opacity: 0;
  }
  15% {
    opacity: 0.9;
  }
  60% {
    border-color: #d4af37;
  }
  100% {
    transform: scale(2.05);
    border-color: #d4af37;
    opacity: 0;
  }
}
@keyframes hcDialSpin {
  to {
    transform: rotate(360deg);
  }
}
@keyframes hcMark {
  0%,
  80%,
  100% {
    color: rgba(212, 175, 55, 0.4);
    text-shadow: none;
  }
  10%,
  30% {
    color: #ffd479;
    text-shadow: 0 0 8px rgba(255, 212, 121, 0.7);
  }
}
@keyframes hcNeedle {
  0% {
    transform: rotate(-22deg);
  }
  25% {
    transform: rotate(80deg);
  }
  50% {
    transform: rotate(-40deg);
  }
  75% {
    transform: rotate(140deg);
  }
  100% {
    transform: rotate(-22deg);
  }
}
JS
// Cycles the coordinate readout to suggest a real "scanning" load.
var hcCoords = [
  "51.5074°N · 0.1278°W", // London
  "40.7128°N · 74.0060°W", // New York
  "34.0522°N · 118.2437°W", // Los Angeles
  "48.8566°N · 2.3522°E", // Paris
  "35.6762°N · 139.6503°E", // Tokyo
];
document.querySelectorAll("[data-hc-coord]").forEach(function (node) {
  var i = 0;
  setInterval(function () {
    i = (i + 1) % hcCoords.length;
    node.textContent = hcCoords[i];
  }, 1900);
});