--- layout: docs title: Progress group: components --- [//]: # DO NOT EDIT IT WILL BE OVERWRITTEN - copy of bootstrap documentation generated by gulp docs:copy:bs-docs {% callout info %} **Bootstrap Reference Documentation** This is a part of the reference documentation from Bootstrap. It is included here to demonstrate rendering with Bootstrap Material Design default styling. See the Material Design section for more elements and customization options. {% endcallout %} Stylize [the HTML5 `` element](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/progress) with a few extra classes and some crafty browser-specific CSS. Be sure to read up on the browser support. ## Contents * Will be replaced with the ToC, excluding the "Contents" header {:toc} ### Example To caption a progress bar, simply add a `
` with your caption text, [align the text using a utility class]({{ site.baseurl }}/components/utilities/#text-alignment), and associate the caption with the `` element using the `aria-describedby` attribute. {% example html %}
Reticulating splines… 0%
Reticulating splines… 25%
Reticulating splines… 50%
Reticulating splines… 75%
Reticulating splines… 100%
{% endexample %} ### IE9 support Internet Explorer 9 doesn't support the HTML5 `` element, but we can work around that. {% example html %}
Reticulating splines… 25%
{% endexample %} ### Contextual alternatives Progress bars use some of the same button and alert classes for consistent styles. {% example html %} {% endexample %} ### Striped Uses a gradient to create a striped effect. {% example html %} {% endexample %} ### Animated stripes The striped gradient can also be animated. Add `.progress-animated` to `.progress` to animate the stripes right to left via CSS3 animations. **Animated progress bars do not work in IE9 and Opera 12** – as they don't support CSS3 animations – **nor in IE10+ and Microsoft Edge** – as they currently don't support CSS3 animations on the [`::-ms-fill` pseudo-element](https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/apps/hh465757.aspx).
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