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HTML5 <meter> Tag

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Description

The <meter> element represents a scalar measurement within a known range, or a fractional value. This is also known as a gauge.

The following table summarizes the usages context and the version history of this tag.

Placement: Inline
Content: Inline and text, but no <meter> among its descendants
Start/End Tag: Start tag: required, End tag: required
Version: New in HTML5

Syntax

The basic syntax of the <meter> tag is given with:

HTML / XHTML: <meter value="5"> ... </meter>

The example below shows the <meter> tag in action.

<p>Disk Usage: <meter value="0.8">80%</meter></p>
<p>Total Score: <meter value="6" min="0" max="10">6 out of 10</meter></p>
<p>Pollution Level: <meter low="60" high="80" max="100" value="85">Very High</meter></p>

Tag-Specific Attributes

The following table shows the attributes that are specific to the <meter> tag.

Attribute Value Description
Required — The following attribute must be specified on this tag for the markup to be valid.
value number Specifies the current value of the meter or gauge. This must be between the minimum and maximum values.
Optional — The following attributes are optional.
form form-id Associates the <meter> element with a <form> element.
high number Specifies the range that is considered to be a high value.
low number Specifies the range that is considered to be a low value.
max number Specifies the maximum value of the range.
min number Specifies the minimum value of the range.
optimum number Indicates what value is the optimal value for the gauge.

Global Attributes

Like all other HTML tags, the <meter> tag supports the global attributes in HTML5.


Event Attributes

The <meter> tag also supports the event attributes in HTML5.


Browser Compatibility

The <meter> tag is supported in all major modern browsers.

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Basic Support—

  • Firefox 6+
  • Google Chrome 8+
  • Internet Explorer ×
  • Apple Safari 6+
  • Opera 11+

Further Reading

See tutorial on: HTML Forms.

Related tags: <progress>.

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