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<meter> Tag

The <meter> tag defines a measurement. Used only for measurements with a known minimum and maximum value.

Supported In HTML4: No

Supported In HTML5: Yes

HTML4 vs HTML5 Differences: The <meter> tag is new in HTML 5.

Attributes

Title Values Description HTML4 Support HTML5 Support
high number Defines at which point the measurement's value is consider a high value No Yes
low number Defines at which point the measurement's value is consider a low value No No
max number Defines the maximum value. Default value is 1 No No
min number Defines the minimum value. Default value is 0 No No
optimum number Defines what measurement's value is the best value. If this value is higher then the "high" attribute's value, it means that the higher value the better. If this value is lower than the "low" attribute's value, it means that the lower value the better. No No
value number Defines the measurement's value No No

Standard Attributes

All standard attributes are supported.

Event Attributes

All event attributes are supported.

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