loading {
  font-size: 16px;
}

.loading:after {
  overflow: hidden;
  display: inline-block;
  vertical-align: bottom;   
  /* animation: ellipsis-dot steps(40, start) 9000ms infinite; */
  animation: ellipsis .7s linear 0s infinite alternate-reverse;
  content: "\2026"; /* ascii code for the ellipsis character */
  width: 0em;
}

@keyframes ellipsis {
  to {    width: 1em;  }
  
}