diff --git a/packages/daisyui/src/components/loading.css b/packages/daisyui/src/components/loading.css
index 9b86313c4cc..9e33893f659 100644
--- a/packages/daisyui/src/components/loading.css
+++ b/packages/daisyui/src/components/loading.css
@@ -5,43 +5,73 @@
     mask-size: 100%;
     mask-repeat: no-repeat;
     mask-position: center;
-    mask-image: url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg width='24' height='24' stroke='black' viewBox='0 0 24 24' xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%3E%3Cg transform-origin='center'%3E%3Ccircle cx='12' cy='12' r='9.5' fill='none' stroke-width='3' stroke-linecap='round'%3E%3CanimateTransform attributeName='transform' type='rotate' from='0 12 12' to='360 12 12' dur='2s' repeatCount='indefinite'/%3E%3Canimate attributeName='stroke-dasharray' values='0,150;42,150;42,150' keyTimes='0;0.475;1' dur='1.5s' repeatCount='indefinite'/%3E%3Canimate attributeName='stroke-dashoffset' values='0;-16;-59' keyTimes='0;0.475;1' dur='1.5s' repeatCount='indefinite'/%3E%3C/circle%3E%3C/g%3E%3C/svg%3E");
+    /* Static default: simple circle (no animation) */
+    mask-image: url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg width='24' height='24' stroke='black' viewBox='0 0 24 24' xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%3E%3Ccircle cx='12' cy='12' r='9.5' fill='none' stroke-width='3' stroke-linecap='round'/%3E%3C/svg%3E");
+    /* Animated only when user has not requested reduced motion */
+    @media (prefers-reduced-motion: no-preference) {
+      mask-image: url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg width='24' height='24' stroke='black' viewBox='0 0 24 24' xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%3E%3Cg transform-origin='center'%3E%3Ccircle cx='12' cy='12' r='9.5' fill='none' stroke-width='3' stroke-linecap='round'%3E%3CanimateTransform attributeName='transform' type='rotate' from='0 12 12' to='360 12 12' dur='2s' repeatCount='indefinite'/%3E%3Canimate attributeName='stroke-dasharray' values='0,150;42,150;42,150' keyTimes='0;0.475;1' dur='1.5s' repeatCount='indefinite'/%3E%3Canimate attributeName='stroke-dashoffset' values='0;-16;-59' keyTimes='0;0.475;1' dur='1.5s' repeatCount='indefinite'/%3E%3C/circle%3E%3C/g%3E%3C/svg%3E");
+    }
   }
 }
 
 .loading-spinner {
   @layer daisyui.l1.l2 {
-    mask-image: url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg width='24' height='24' stroke='black' viewBox='0 0 24 24' xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%3E%3Cg transform-origin='center'%3E%3Ccircle cx='12' cy='12' r='9.5' fill='none' stroke-width='3' stroke-linecap='round'%3E%3CanimateTransform attributeName='transform' type='rotate' from='0 12 12' to='360 12 12' dur='2s' repeatCount='indefinite'/%3E%3Canimate attributeName='stroke-dasharray' values='0,150;42,150;42,150' keyTimes='0;0.475;1' dur='1.5s' repeatCount='indefinite'/%3E%3Canimate attributeName='stroke-dashoffset' values='0;-16;-59' keyTimes='0;0.475;1' dur='1.5s' repeatCount='indefinite'/%3E%3C/circle%3E%3C/g%3E%3C/svg%3E");
+    /* Static default: simple circle (no animation) */
+    mask-image: url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg width='24' height='24' stroke='black' viewBox='0 0 24 24' xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%3E%3Ccircle cx='12' cy='12' r='9.5' fill='none' stroke-width='3' stroke-linecap='round'/%3E%3C/svg%3E");
+    /* Animated spinner only when no-preference */
+    @media (prefers-reduced-motion: no-preference) {
+      mask-image: url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg width='24' height='24' stroke='black' viewBox='0 0 24 24' xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%3E%3Cg transform-origin='center'%3E%3Ccircle cx='12' cy='12' r='9.5' fill='none' stroke-width='3' stroke-linecap='round'%3E%3CanimateTransform attributeName='transform' type='rotate' from='0 12 12' to='360 12 12' dur='2s' repeatCount='indefinite'/%3E%3Canimate attributeName='stroke-dasharray' values='0,150;42,150;42,150' keyTimes='0;0.475;1' dur='1.5s' repeatCount='indefinite'/%3E%3Canimate attributeName='stroke-dashoffset' values='0;-16;-59' keyTimes='0;0.475;1' dur='1.5s' repeatCount='indefinite'/%3E%3C/circle%3E%3C/g%3E%3C/svg%3E");
+    }
   }
 }
 
 .loading-dots {
   @layer daisyui.l1.l2 {
-    mask-image: url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg width='24' height='24' viewBox='0 0 24 24' xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%3E%3Ccircle cx='4' cy='12' r='3'%3E%3Canimate attributeName='cy' values='12;6;12;12' keyTimes='0;0.286;0.571;1' dur='1.05s' repeatCount='indefinite' keySplines='.33,0,.66,.33;.33,.66,.66,1'/%3E%3C/circle%3E%3Ccircle cx='12' cy='12' r='3'%3E%3Canimate attributeName='cy' values='12;6;12;12' keyTimes='0;0.286;0.571;1' dur='1.05s' repeatCount='indefinite' keySplines='.33,0,.66,.33;.33,.66,.66,1' begin='0.1s'/%3E%3C/circle%3E%3Ccircle cx='20' cy='12' r='3'%3E%3Canimate attributeName='cy' values='12;6;12;12' keyTimes='0;0.286;0.571;1' dur='1.05s' repeatCount='indefinite' keySplines='.33,0,.66,.33;.33,.66,.66,1' begin='0.2s'/%3E%3C/circle%3E%3C/svg%3E");
+    /* Static default: three dots */
+    mask-image: url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg width='24' height='24' viewBox='0 0 24 24' xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%3E%3Ccircle cx='4' cy='12' r='3'/%3E%3Ccircle cx='12' cy='12' r='3'/%3E%3Ccircle cx='20' cy='12' r='3'/%3E%3C/svg%3E");
+    @media (prefers-reduced-motion: no-preference) {
+      mask-image: url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg width='24' height='24' viewBox='0 0 24 24' xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%3E%3Ccircle cx='4' cy='12' r='3'%3E%3Canimate attributeName='cy' values='12;6;12;12' keyTimes='0;0.286;0.571;1' dur='1.05s' repeatCount='indefinite' keySplines='.33,0,.66,.33;.33,.66,.66,1'/%3E%3C/circle%3E%3Ccircle cx='12' cy='12' r='3'%3E%3Canimate attributeName='cy' values='12;6;12;12' keyTimes='0;0.286;0.571;1' dur='1.05s' repeatCount='indefinite' keySplines='.33,0,.66,.33;.33,.66,.66,1' begin='0.1s'/%3E%3C/circle%3E%3Ccircle cx='20' cy='12' r='3'%3E%3Canimate attributeName='cy' values='12;6;12;12' keyTimes='0;0.286;0.571;1' dur='1.05s' repeatCount='indefinite' keySplines='.33,0,.66,.33;.33,.66,.66,1' begin='0.2s'/%3E%3C/circle%3E%3C/svg%3E");
+    }
   }
 }
 
 .loading-ring {
   @layer daisyui.l1.l2 {
-    mask-image: url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg width='44' height='44' viewBox='0 0 44 44' xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' stroke='white'%3E%3Cg fill='none' fill-rule='evenodd' stroke-width='2'%3E%3Ccircle cx='22' cy='22' r='1'%3E%3Canimate attributeName='r' begin='0s' dur='1.8s' values='1;20' calcMode='spline' keyTimes='0;1' keySplines='0.165,0.84,0.44,1' repeatCount='indefinite'/%3E%3Canimate attributeName='stroke-opacity' begin='0s' dur='1.8s' values='1;0' calcMode='spline' keyTimes='0;1' keySplines='0.3,0.61,0.355,1' repeatCount='indefinite'/%3E%3C/circle%3E%3Ccircle cx='22' cy='22' r='1'%3E%3Canimate attributeName='r' begin='-0.9s' dur='1.8s' values='1;20' calcMode='spline' keyTimes='0;1' keySplines='0.165,0.84,0.44,1' repeatCount='indefinite'/%3E%3Canimate attributeName='stroke-opacity' begin='-0.9s' dur='1.8s' values='1;0' calcMode='spline' keyTimes='0;1' keySplines='0.3,0.61,0.355,1' repeatCount='indefinite'/%3E%3C/circle%3E%3C/g%3E%3C/svg%3E");
+    /* Static default: circle ring */
+    mask-image: url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg width='44' height='44' viewBox='0 0 44 44' xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' stroke='white'%3E%3Cg fill='none' fill-rule='evenodd' stroke-width='2'%3E%3Ccircle cx='22' cy='22' r='10'/%3E%3C/g%3E%3C/svg%3E");
+    @media (prefers-reduced-motion: no-preference) {
+      mask-image: url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg width='44' height='44' viewBox='0 0 44 44' xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' stroke='white'%3E%3Cg fill='none' fill-rule='evenodd' stroke-width='2'%3E%3Ccircle cx='22' cy='22' r='1'%3E%3Canimate attributeName='r' begin='0s' dur='1.8s' values='1;20' calcMode='spline' keyTimes='0;1' keySplines='0.165,0.84,0.44,1' repeatCount='indefinite'/%3E%3Canimate attributeName='stroke-opacity' begin='0s' dur='1.8s' values='1;0' calcMode='spline' keyTimes='0;1' keySplines='0.3,0.61,0.355,1' repeatCount='indefinite'/%3E%3C/circle%3E%3Ccircle cx='22' cy='22' r='1'%3E%3Canimate attributeName='r' begin='-0.9s' dur='1.8s' values='1;20' calcMode='spline' keyTimes='0;1' keySplines='0.165,0.84,0.44,1' repeatCount='indefinite'/%3E%3Canimate attributeName='stroke-opacity' begin='-0.9s' dur='1.8s' values='1;0' calcMode='spline' keyTimes='0;1' keySplines='0.3,0.61,0.355,1' repeatCount='indefinite'/%3E%3C/circle%3E%3C/g%3E%3C/svg%3E");
+    }
   }
 }
 
 .loading-ball {
   @layer daisyui.l1.l2 {
-    mask-image: url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg width='24' height='24' viewBox='0 0 24 24' xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%3E%3Cellipse cx='12' cy='5' rx='4' ry='4'%3E%3Canimate attributeName='cy' values='5;20;20.5;20;5' keyTimes='0;0.469;0.5;0.531;1' dur='.8s' repeatCount='indefinite' keySplines='.33,0,.66,.33;.33,.66,.66,1'/%3E%3Canimate attributeName='rx' values='4;4;4.8;4;4' keyTimes='0;0.469;0.5;0.531;1' dur='.8s' repeatCount='indefinite'/%3E%3Canimate attributeName='ry' values='4;4;3;4;4' keyTimes='0;0.469;0.5;0.531;1' dur='.8s' repeatCount='indefinite'/%3E%3C/ellipse%3E%3C/svg%3E");
+    /* Static default: centered ellipse */
+    mask-image: url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg width='24' height='24' viewBox='0 0 24 24' xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%3E%3Cellipse cx='12' cy='12' rx='4' ry='4'/%3E%3C/svg%3E");
+    @media (prefers-reduced-motion: no-preference) {
+      mask-image: url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg width='24' height='24' viewBox='0 0 24 24' xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%3E%3Cellipse cx='12' cy='5' rx='4' ry='4'%3E%3Canimate attributeName='cy' values='5;20;20.5;20;5' keyTimes='0;0.469;0.5;0.531;1' dur='.8s' repeatCount='indefinite' keySplines='.33,0,.66,.33;.33,.66,.66,1'/%3E%3Canimate attributeName='rx' values='4;4;4.8;4;4' keyTimes='0;0.469;0.5;0.531;1' dur='.8s' repeatCount='indefinite'/%3E%3Canimate attributeName='ry' values='4;4;3;4;4' keyTimes='0;0.469;0.5;0.531;1' dur='.8s' repeatCount='indefinite'/%3E%3C/ellipse%3E%3C/svg%3E");
+    }
   }
 }
 
 .loading-bars {
   @layer daisyui.l1.l2 {
-    mask-image: url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg width='24' height='24' viewBox='0 0 24 24' xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%3E%3Crect x='1' y='1' width='6' height='22'%3E%3Canimate attributeName='y' values='1;5;1' keyTimes='0;0.938;1' dur='.8s' repeatCount='indefinite'/%3E%3Canimate attributeName='height' values='22;14;22' keyTimes='0;0.938;1' dur='.8s' repeatCount='indefinite'/%3E%3Canimate attributeName='opacity' values='1;0.2;1' keyTimes='0;0.938;1' dur='.8s' repeatCount='indefinite'/%3E%3C/rect%3E%3Crect x='9' y='1' width='6' height='22'%3E%3Canimate attributeName='y' values='1;5;1' keyTimes='0;0.938;1' dur='.8s' repeatCount='indefinite' begin='-0.65s'/%3E%3Canimate attributeName='height' values='22;14;22' keyTimes='0;0.938;1' dur='.8s' repeatCount='indefinite' begin='-0.65s'/%3E%3Canimate attributeName='opacity' values='1;0.2;1' keyTimes='0;0.938;1' dur='.8s' repeatCount='indefinite' begin='-0.65s'/%3E%3C/rect%3E%3Crect x='17' y='1' width='6' height='22'%3E%3Canimate attributeName='y' values='1;5;1' keyTimes='0;0.938;1' dur='.8s' repeatCount='indefinite' begin='-0.5s'/%3E%3Canimate attributeName='height' values='22;14;22' keyTimes='0;0.938;1' dur='.8s' repeatCount='indefinite' begin='-0.5s'/%3E%3Canimate attributeName='opacity' values='1;0.2;1' keyTimes='0;0.938;1' dur='.8s' repeatCount='indefinite' begin='-0.5s'/%3E%3C/rect%3E%3C/svg%3E");
+    /* Static default: three bars */
+    mask-image: url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg width='24' height='24' viewBox='0 0 24 24' xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%3E%3Crect x='1' y='1' width='6' height='22'/%3E%3Crect x='9' y='1' width='6' height='22'/%3E%3Crect x='17' y='1' width='6' height='22'/%3E%3C/svg%3E");
+    @media (prefers-reduced-motion: no-preference) {
+      mask-image: url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg width='24' height='24' viewBox='0 0 24 24' xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%3E%3Crect x='1' y='1' width='6' height='22'%3E%3Canimate attributeName='y' values='1;5;1' keyTimes='0;0.938;1' dur='.8s' repeatCount='indefinite'/%3E%3Canimate attributeName='height' values='22;14;22' keyTimes='0;0.938;1' dur='.8s' repeatCount='indefinite'/%3E%3Canimate attributeName='opacity' values='1;0.2;1' keyTimes='0;0.938;1' dur='.8s' repeatCount='indefinite'/%3E%3C/rect%3E%3Crect x='9' y='1' width='6' height='22'%3E%3Canimate attributeName='y' values='1;5;1' keyTimes='0;0.938;1' dur='.8s' repeatCount='indefinite' begin='-0.65s'/%3E%3Canimate attributeName='height' values='22;14;22' keyTimes='0;0.938;1' dur='.8s' repeatCount='indefinite' begin='-0.65s'/%3E%3Canimate attributeName='opacity' values='1;0.2;1' keyTimes='0;0.938;1' dur='.8s' repeatCount='indefinite' begin='-0.65s'/%3E%3C/rect%3E%3Crect x='17' y='1' width='6' height='22'%3E%3Canimate attributeName='y' values='1;5;1' keyTimes='0;0.938;1' dur='.8s' repeatCount='indefinite' begin='-0.5s'/%3E%3Canimate attributeName='height' values='22;14;22' keyTimes='0;0.938;1' dur='.8s' repeatCount='indefinite' begin='-0.5s'/%3E%3Canimate attributeName='opacity' values='1;0.2;1' keyTimes='0;0.938;1' dur='.8s' repeatCount='indefinite' begin='-0.5s'/%3E%3C/rect%3E%3C/svg%3E");
+    }
   }
 }
 
 .loading-infinity {
   @layer daisyui.l1.l2 {
-    mask-image: url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' xmlns:xlink='http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink' style='shape-rendering:auto;' width='200px' height='200px' viewBox='0 0 100 100' preserveAspectRatio='xMidYMid'%3E%3Cpath fill='none' stroke='black' stroke-width='10' stroke-dasharray='205.271 51.318' d='M24.3 30C11.4 30 5 43.3 5 50s6.4 20 19.3 20c19.3 0 32.1-40 51.4-40C88.6 30 95 43.3 95 50s-6.4 20-19.3 20C56.4 70 43.6 30 24.3 30z' stroke-linecap='round' style='transform:scale(0.8);transform-origin:50px 50px'%3E%3Canimate attributeName='stroke-dashoffset' repeatCount='indefinite' dur='2s' keyTimes='0;1' values='0;256.589'/%3E%3C/path%3E%3C/svg%3E");
+    /* Static default: infinity path */
+    mask-image: url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' width='200' height='200' viewBox='0 0 100 100'%3E%3Cpath fill='none' stroke='black' stroke-width='10' d='M24.3 30C11.4 30 5 43.3 5 50s6.4 20 19.3 20c19.3 0 32.1-40 51.4-40C88.6 30 95 43.3 95 50s-6.4 20-19.3 20C56.4 70 43.6 30 24.3 30z'/%3E%3C/svg%3E");
+    @media (prefers-reduced-motion: no-preference) {
+      mask-image: url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' xmlns:xlink='http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink' style='shape-rendering:auto;' width='200px' height='200px' viewBox='0 0 100 100' preserveAspectRatio='xMidYMid'%3E%3Cpath fill='none' stroke='black' stroke-width='10' stroke-dasharray='205.271 51.318' d='M24.3 30C11.4 30 5 43.3 5 50s6.4 20 19.3 20c19.3 0 32.1-40 51.4-40C88.6 30 95 43.3 95 50s-6.4 20-19.3 20C56.4 70 43.6 30 24.3 30z' stroke-linecap='round' style='transform:scale(0.8);transform-origin:50px 50px'%3E%3Canimate attributeName='stroke-dashoffset' repeatCount='indefinite' dur='2s' keyTimes='0;1' values='0;256.589'/%3E%3C/path%3E%3C/svg%3E");
+    }
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/daisyui/src/components/modal.css b/packages/daisyui/src/components/modal.css
index 76cd59cf5c2..01498282566 100644
--- a/packages/daisyui/src/components/modal.css
+++ b/packages/daisyui/src/components/modal.css
@@ -179,4 +179,4 @@
       --modal-br: 0;
     }
   }
-}
+}
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