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HTML Standard meter element

Defines meter value, min, max, low, high, and optimum constraints, the low/medium/high gauge regions, optimum-region behavior, fallback text encouragement, and user-agent gauge representation requirements.

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Meter Choose meter when a read-only scalar value has a meaningful minimum and maximum. The meter is read-only; users cannot drag, type, increment, or submit the meter itself. The HTML Standard supports meter attribute constraints, threshold regions, optimum direction, fallback text, and user-agent gauge requirements.

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