HTML <meter> tag represents a measurement value that we can see similar on computer’s disk usage, poll or vote ratings etc.
Note: The <meter> tag is newly introduced in HTML5. HTML <meter> tag mostly supported in all major web browsers.
Sample Code
100% people like webblogsforyou <meter value="100" min="0" max="100"></meter>
Sample Result
100% people like webblogsforyou
Note: The meter tag is not use like progress bars. Use HTML <progress> tag to display progress bars in your web page.
Tag Specific Attributes Support
Following are meter tag attributes that are supported by <meter> tag.
Attribute | Value | Description |
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high | high_value | Represents the high range value in number |
low | low_value | Represents the low range value in number |
max | max_value | Represents the maximum range value in number |
min | min_value | Represents the minimum range value in number |
optimum | optimum_value | Represents the optimum range value in number |
value | value | Represents the measured value range in number |
Standard Attributes Support
HTML <meter> tag supports mostly all HTML Attributes. Following are some most common attributes that are used by <meter> tag. You can get more details about available HTML Attributes here.
Attribute | Value | Description |
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class | user_defined | Represents a style for an element which is used in CSS style sheet |
id | user_defined | Represents unique id for an element |
style | css_properties | Represents an inline style for an element for e.g style=”color:red;text-decoration:underline;” |
title | user_defined | Represents a tooltip information for an elements like img, a, abbr etc |
Event Attributes Support
The “script” is invoked when a certain “event” occurs. Each event handler content attribute deals with a different event. HTML <meter> tag supports mostly all HTML Event Attributes. Following are some most common event attributes that are used by <meter> tag. You can get more details about available HTML Event Attributes here.
Attribute | Value | Description |
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onclick | script | Event Fires immediately when mouse click on the specified element |
ondblclick | script | Event Fires immediately when mouse double-click on the specified element |
onkeydown | script | Event Fires immediately when user is pressing a down key from keyboard |
onkeypress | script | Event Fires immediately when user presses a key from keyboard |
onkeyup | script | Event Fires immediately when user releases a key from keyboard |
onmousedown | script | Event Fires immediately when mouse pointer gets down from an element |
onmousemove | script | Event Fires immediately when mouse pointer moves over an element |
onmouseout | script | Event Fires immediately when mouse pointer gets out from an element |
onmouseover | script | Event Fires immediately when mouse pointer moves over an element |
onmouseup | script | Event Fires immediately when a mouse pointer is released over an element |