# Thinking animation doesn't work

**URL:** <https://community.elfsight.com/t/thinking-animation-doesnt-work/114003>\
**Category:** General Questions\
**Tags:** ai-chatbot\
**Created:** [April 14, 2025, 8:00pm UTC](https://community.elfsight.com/t/thinking-animation-doesnt-work/114003 "2025-04-14T20:00:16Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Salvatore\_Salvia](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.elfsight.com/salvatore_salvia/32/61594_2.png) [@Salvatore\_Salvia](https://community.elfsight.com/u/Salvatore_Salvia)\
**Post date:** [April 14, 2025, 8:00pm UTC](https://community.elfsight.com/t/thinking-animation-doesnt-work/114003/1 "2025-04-14T20:00:16Z")

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I don’t see the three-dot animation on my install at [TheSailingChannel.tv](https://thesailingchannel.tv). Do I have to add anything to my code and republish?

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**Author:** ![Max](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.elfsight.com/max/32/710_2.png) [@Max](https://community.elfsight.com/u/Max)\
**Post date:** [April 15, 2025, 8:28am UTC](https://community.elfsight.com/t/thinking-animation-doesnt-work/114003/3 "2025-04-15T08:28:37Z")

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Hi there, @Salvatore_Salvia 👋

I’ve checked your widget and everything is working fine on my end:

  

Could you please double-check it?

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**Author:** ![Piero\_Biasi1](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.elfsight.com/piero_biasi1/32/51202_2.png) [@Piero\_Biasi1](https://community.elfsight.com/u/Piero_Biasi1)\
**Post date:** [April 29, 2025, 3:52pm UTC](https://community.elfsight.com/t/thinking-animation-doesnt-work/114003/4 "2025-04-29T15:52:53Z")

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Hi There.  
It hard to see and barely not noticeable ..

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**Author:** ![Max](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.elfsight.com/max/32/710_2.png) [@Max](https://community.elfsight.com/u/Max)\
**Post date:** [April 29, 2025, 3:55pm UTC](https://community.elfsight.com/t/thinking-animation-doesnt-work/114003/5 "2025-04-29T15:55:16Z")

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Hi @Piero_Biasi1 👋

Glad to say that you can make the animation more noticeable! This guide explains how you can do that 🙂 - [AI Chatbot: How to make typing animation more noticeable](https://community.elfsight.com/t/ai-chatbot-how-to-make-typing-animation-more-noticeable/115982)

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**Author:** ![Piero\_Biasi1](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.elfsight.com/piero_biasi1/32/51202_2.png) [@Piero\_Biasi1](https://community.elfsight.com/u/Piero_Biasi1)\
**Post date:** [June 24, 2025, 5:22am UTC](https://community.elfsight.com/t/thinking-animation-doesnt-work/114003/6 "2025-06-24T05:22:01Z")

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Ok Max. The problem is, that the animation is not visible during “design mode”.  
Only in the published URL it is visible. That is/was the problem.  
So I need to check in another browser window.

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**Author:** ![Max](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.elfsight.com/max/32/710_2.png) [@Max](https://community.elfsight.com/u/Max)\
**Post date:** [June 24, 2025, 10:27am UTC](https://community.elfsight.com/t/thinking-animation-doesnt-work/114003/7 "2025-06-24T10:27:19Z")

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Yep, Custom JS codes don’t work in the editor, only upon the widget’s installation and there’s no way to change this behavior:

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/elfsight/original/3X/a/8/a8d17e0908a6ef31c91a9c7c5ce26b9bad0a08b3.png)

  

Please let me know if this explains things or if you have any questions left 🙂