Web/API/HTMLProgressElement

The HTMLProgressElement interface provides special properties and methods (beyond the regular HTMLElement interface it also has available to it by inheritance) for manipulating the layout and presentation of <progress> elements.

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Properties

Inherits properties from its parent, HTMLElement.

HTMLProgressElement.max

Is a double value reflecting the content attribute of the same name, limited to numbers greater than zero. Its default value is 1.0.

HTMLProgressElement.positionRead only

Returns a double value returning the result of dividing the current value (value) by the maximum value (max); if the progress bar is an indeterminate progress bar, it returns -1.

HTMLProgressElement.value

Is a double value that reflects the current value; if the progress bar is an indeterminate progress bar, it returns 0.

HTMLProgressElement.labelsRead only

Returns NodeList containing the list of <label> elements that are labels for this element.

Methods

No specific method; inherits properties from its parent, HTMLElement.

Specifications

Specification	Status	Comment
HTML Living StandardThe definition of 'HTMLProgressElement' in that specification.	Living Standard
HTML 5.1The definition of 'HTMLProgressElement' in that specification.	Recommendation
HTML5The definition of 'HTMLProgressElement' in that specification.	Recommendation	Initial definition.

Browser compatibility

The compatibility table on this page is generated from structured data. If you'd like to contribute to the data, please check out https://github.com/mdn/browser-compat-data and send us a pull request.

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	Desktop						Mobile
	Chrome	Edge	Firefox	Internet Explorer	Opera	Safari	Android webview	Chrome for Android	Firefox for Android	Opera for Android	Safari on iOS	Samsung Internet
HTMLProgressElement	Chrome Full support Yes	Edge Full support 12	Firefox Full support Yes	IE Full support Yes	Opera Full support Yes	Safari Full support Yes	WebView Android Full support Yes	Chrome Android Full support Yes	Firefox Android Full support Yes	Opera Android Full support Yes	Safari iOS Full support Yes	Samsung Internet Android Full support Yes
labels	Chrome Full support Yes	Edge Full support 18	Firefox Full support 56	IE No support No	Opera Full support Yes	Safari Full support Yes	WebView Android Full support Yes	Chrome Android Full support Yes	Firefox Android Full support 56	Opera Android Full support Yes	Safari iOS Full support Yes	Samsung Internet Android Full support Yes
max	Chrome Full support Yes	Edge Full support 12	Firefox Full support Yes	IE Full support Yes	Opera Full support Yes	Safari Full support Yes	WebView Android Full support Yes	Chrome Android Full support Yes	Firefox Android Full support Yes	Opera Android Full support Yes	Safari iOS Full support Yes	Samsung Internet Android Full support Yes
position	Chrome Full support Yes	Edge Full support 12	Firefox Full support Yes	IE Full support Yes	Opera Full support Yes	Safari Full support Yes	WebView Android Full support Yes	Chrome Android Full support Yes	Firefox Android Full support Yes	Opera Android Full support Yes	Safari iOS Full support Yes	Samsung Internet Android Full support Yes
value	Chrome Full support Yes	Edge Full support 12	Firefox Full support Yes	IE Full support Yes	Opera Full support Yes	Safari Full support Yes	WebView Android Full support Yes	Chrome Android Full support Yes	Firefox Android Full support Yes	Opera Android Full support Yes	Safari iOS Full support Yes	Samsung Internet Android Full support Yes

Legend

Full support  

Full support

No support  

No support

See also

• The HTML element implementing this interface: <progress>

HTMLProgressElement by Mozilla Contributors is licensed under CC-BY-SA 2.5.