: The METER Element
Last updated: 2026-09-12
<meter>The METER Element
Shows a known measurement within a range (min–max), e.g. disk usage, rating, temperature. Not for indeterminate task progress—use <progress>.
| Category | Forms |
|---|---|
| Content Model | Flow content |
| Allowed Parents | Any element that accepts flow content |
| Content Tag | Yes — requires closing </meter> tag |
| Status | Standard |
📝 Syntax
<meter value="0.6" min="0" max="1">60%</meter>⚙️ Attributes
This element supports the global attributes plus the following:
| Attribute | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
value | The current measured value (required). | |
min | Lower bound of the range, default 0. | |
max | Upper bound of the range, default 1. | |
low | The 'low' threshold. | |
high | The 'high' threshold. | |
optimum | The optimal value, affecting color hints. |
▶ Example
Edit the code below and see the live result in the playground:
🌐 Browser Support
| Browser |  Chrome |
 Edge |
 Firefox |
 Safari |
 Opera |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| <meter> | ✓ v1 | ✓ v12 | ✓ v1 | ✓ v1 | ✓ v1 |
| Supported in all major browsers | |||||
Tip： meter is for fixed-range measurements; for unknown progress use <progress>.
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