In Bootstrap 5.3, create a progress bar with a .progress wrapper carrying the progressbar role, accessible name, and value attributes; put a .progress-bar inside it and set its width to match the current value. The Bootstrap component is free to use, and no paid tool is required.
How do I make a Bootstrap progress bar?
Use the wrapper for the overall progress range and the inner bar for its visual fill. Keep the CSS width consistent with the value exposed to assistive technology.
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<div class="progress" role="progressbar" aria-label="Upload progress" aria-valuenow="40" aria-valuemin="0" aria-valuemax="100">
<div class="progress-bar" style="width: 40%"></div>
</div>This example represents progress at 40 out of 100. In an application where progress changes, replace the example’s hard-coded number and width with the actual current value.
Which Bootstrap markup should I use?
Use the wrapper-level accessibility markup shown above for Bootstrap 5.3. The v5.3 documentation marks the older structure—which places the role and value attributes on the inner bar—as deprecated, though it remains supported until Bootstrap 6. Check the version your project actually loads before copying older examples. The Bootstrap GitHub repository lists [email protected] as its release; that listing does not mean every project uses that version.
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Should the label go inside or outside the bar?
A short value or phrase can sit inside .progress-bar when there is enough room. Bootstrap warns that internal text may be clipped when the filled area is short. Long text can also be hard to read where it crosses between filled and unfilled backgrounds. When overlap is possible, put the label outside the bar.
<p id="upload-status">Upload: 40% complete</p>
<div class="progress" role="progressbar" aria-label="Upload progress" aria-valuenow="40" aria-valuemin="0" aria-valuemax="100">
<div class="progress-bar" style="width: 40%"></div>
</div>How can I change the bar’s appearance?
Contextual colors
Apply a background utility class to the visual bar, such as bg-success, bg-info, bg-warning, or bg-danger. Color alone is only a visual signal: include status text or another signal so the meaning is not conveyed solely by color.
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Add progress-bar-striped to the inner bar for a striped gradient. Add progress-bar-animated alongside it to animate the stripes. Use animation when it adds useful information rather than distracting from the task.
How do stacked progress bars work in Bootstrap 5.3?
For multiple segments, put separate .progress elements inside .progress-stacked. In this pattern, set each segment’s width on its .progress element, and give each segment its own accessible name and value attributes.
<div class="progress-stacked">
<div class="progress" role="progressbar" aria-label="Completed" aria-valuenow="30" aria-valuemin="0" aria-valuemax="100" style="width: 30%">
<div class="progress-bar bg-success"></div>
</div>
<div class="progress" role="progressbar" aria-label="In progress" aria-valuenow="20" aria-valuemin="0" aria-valuemax="100" style="width: 20%">
<div class="progress-bar bg-info"></div>
</div>
</div>Choose segment values and widths to reflect what each segment represents in your interface.
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