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jason limmm
jason limmm
8,009 Points
Posted by jason limmm
jason limmm
8,009 Points

i don't know how to style progress bar

body{
    background-color:#DEF3F1;
    font-family: "Inter", sans-serif;
    font-optical-sizing: auto;
    font-weight: 300;
    font-style: normal;
}
.flex{
    display:flex;
}
.form{
    border-radius: 5px;
    background-color:#FFF;
    min-width: 100px;
    max-width:800px;
    margin:0 auto;
    flex-direction: column;
}
#contents{
    margin: 0 auto;
}
progress[value]{
color:#6AD9A3;
background-color:#F3F6F9;
}

<!DOCTYPE html>

<html>
    <head>
        <title>Form</title>
        <link rel="preconnect" href="https://fonts.googleapis.com">
        <link rel="preconnect" href="https://fonts.gstatic.com" crossorigin>
        <link href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Inter:ital,opsz,wght@0,14..32,100..900;1,14..32,100..900&display=swap" rel="stylesheet">
        <link rel="stylesheet" href="style.css">
    </head>
    <body>
        <div class="flex form" id="name">
            <div id="contents">
                <h1>Tell us a little about yourself.</h1>
                <progress max="100" value="33.333">
            </div>
        </div>
    </body>
</html>

i don't really know how to style the progress bar i need help

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,275 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,275 Points

Unfortunately, the styling of progress elements is not done consistently across different browser types. Most types browsers recognize a few unique properties and/or pseudo-elements that affect style but they may be limited. Chrome, for example, has an "accent-color" property that will set the value bar color, but not one for the background. A progress element is best used when you want the browser's default to be shown.

But before there was a <progress> we would use <div>s to create our own, styled as we wish, which you can still do.
For example:

  <div class="bar">
    <div id="myval"></div>
  </div>

.bar {
  width: 160px;
  border: 1px solid darkgray;
  border-radius: 5px;
  background-color: #F3F6F9;
}

#myval {
  height: 6px;
  width: 33%;
  background-color: #6AD9A3;
}