HTML <progress> Tag


Example

Show a progress bar:

<label for="file">Downloading progress:</label>
<progress id="file" value="32" max="100"> 32% </progress>
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Definition and Usage

The <progress> tag represents the completion progress of a task.

Tip: Always add the <label> tag for best accessibility practices!


Tips and Notes

Tip: Use the <progress> tag in conjunction with JavaScript to display the progress of a task.

Note: The <progress> tag is not suitable for representing a gauge (e.g. disk space usage or relevance of a query result). To represent a gauge, use the <meter> tag instead.


Browser Support

The numbers in the table specify the first browser version that fully supports the element.

Element
<progress> 8.0 10.0 16.0 6.0 11.0


Attributes

Attribute Value Description
max number Specifies how much work the task requires in total. Default value is 1
value number Specifies how much of the task has been completed

Global Attributes

The <progress> tag also supports the Global Attributes in HTML.


Event Attributes

The <progress> tag also supports the Event Attributes in HTML.


Related Pages

HTML DOM reference: Progress Object


Default CSS Settings

None.


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