Definition and Usage
The <progress> tag represents the progress of a task.
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 |
Differences Between HTML 4.01 and HTML5
The <progress> tag is new in HTML5.
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.
Attributes
| Attribute | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| max | number | Specifies how much work the task requires in total |
| value | number | Specifies how much of the task has been completed |
Global Attributes
The <main> tag also supports the Global Attributes in HTML.
Event Attributes
The <main> tag also supports the Event Attributes in HTML.
Related Pages
HTML DOM reference: Progress Object
