En fait, il existe un moyen purement CSS de le faire.
J'ai pris l'exemple de CSS Tricks, mais je l'ai fait pour qu'il soit aussi supporté par Internet Explorer (je l'ai testé dans 10+).
Vérifiez la démo : http://jsfiddle.net/Roobyx/AT6v6/2/
HTML :
<h4 id="searching-ellipsis"> Searching
<span>.</span>
<span>.</span>
<span>.</span>
</h4>
CSS :
@-webkit-keyframes opacity {
0% {
filter: progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.Alpha(Opacity=100);
opacity: 1;
}
100% {
filter: progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.Alpha(Opacity=0);
opacity: 0;
}
}
@-moz-keyframes opacity {
0% {
filter: progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.Alpha(Opacity=100);
opacity: 1;
}
100% {
filter: progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.Alpha(Opacity=0);
opacity: 0;
}
}
@-webkit-keyframes opacity {
0% {
filter: progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.Alpha(Opacity=100);
opacity: 1;
}
100% {
filter: progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.Alpha(Opacity=0);
opacity: 0;
}
}
@-moz-keyframes opacity {
0% {
filter: progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.Alpha(Opacity=100);
opacity: 1;
}
100% {
filter: progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.Alpha(Opacity=0);
opacity: 0;
}
}
@-o-keyframes opacity {
0% {
filter: progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.Alpha(Opacity=100);
opacity: 1;
}
100% {
filter: progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.Alpha(Opacity=0);
opacity: 0;
}
}
@keyframes opacity {
0% {
filter: progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.Alpha(Opacity=100);
opacity: 1;
}
100% {
filter: progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.Alpha(Opacity=0);
opacity: 0;
}
}
#searching-ellipsis span {
-webkit-animation-name: opacity;
-webkit-animation-duration: 1s;
-webkit-animation-iteration-count: infinite;
-moz-animation-name: opacity;
-moz-animation-duration: 1s;
-moz-animation-iteration-count: infinite;
-ms-animation-name: opacity;
-ms-animation-duration: 1s;
-ms-animation-iteration-count: infinite;
}
#searching-ellipsis span:nth-child(2) {
-webkit-animation-delay: 100ms;
-moz-animation-delay: 100ms;
-ms-animation-delay: 100ms;
-o-animation-delay: 100ms;
animation-delay: 100ms;
}
#searching-ellipsis span:nth-child(3) {
-webkit-animation-delay: 300ms;
-moz-animation-delay: 300ms;
-ms-animation-delay: 300ms;
-o-animation-delay: 300ms;
animation-delay: 300ms;
}