HTML meter Tag

HTML Meter: Main Tips

• HTML meter element is also known as a gauge.
• You can use it to represent a certain HTML scalar measurement in a predefined range.
• If you need to generate a progress bar, use <progress> tag instead.

Using the Meter Tag

Which HTML element is used to display a scalar measurement within a range? The answer is simple - an HTML meter, or a gauge:

<p>Karma points: <meter optimum="30" high="80" max="100" value="85">85%</meter></p>
<p>Gas in Tanker: <meter low="20" max="100" value="11">11%</meter></p>
<p>Animals Petted: <meter low="10" high="60" min="0" max="50" value="43" title="Animals">Petting</meter></p>
<p>Satisfaction: <meter max="100" optimum="100" value="100">100%</meter></p>

Note: the meter tag has been introduced in HTML5, so it's not supported by older versions.

Tag-specific <meter> Attributes

HTML meter tag supports all global attributes and also has seven tag-specific ones:

• value, which you are required to set.
• form, which is used with meters associated with form controls.
• high, low, max, min and optimum, which define the meter range:

We'll review each of the tag-specific attributes using code examples to further illustrate the point.

value defines the value of the meter to be displayed in numbers (0 by default):

<meter value="5" max="10"></meter>

form indicates one or more form controls to which the HTML5 meter belongs:

<label for="pass">Enter your exam score:</label>
  <input type="number" id="grade" name="exam" required>
  <input type="button" value="Submit">

<p>The score you need to pass the exam:
<meter form="grade" min="0" low="20" high="80" max="100" value="70"></meter></p>

max sets a maximum number that is considered as the top of the range (1 by default):

<meter max="100" value="95"></meter>

min sets a minimum number that is considered as the bottom of the range (0 by default):

<meter min="0" value="100"></meter>

optimum defines the optimum value for the meter:

<meter value="0.3" optimum="0.5"></meter>

high sets a value that is to be considered as high. It must be lower than the value of max attribute and higher than the value of min and low attributes:

<meter min="0" max="100" high="80" value="50"></meter>

low sets a value that is to be considered as low. It must be higher than the value of min attribute and lower than the value of max and high attributes:

<meter min="0" max="100" low="20" high="80" value="50"></meter>

Note: high and low will only work if the values for min and max are set for the HTML5 meter.

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