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:HTML 5

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.

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

Element
<meter>YesYesYesYesYes