--- layout: docs title: Progress description: Documentation and examples for using Bootstrap progress bars. group: components --- 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 }}/utilities/typography/#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 %} ## 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 don't work in Opera 12**—as they don't support CSS3 animations. They also **don't work in IE10+ and Microsoft Edge** as those browsers 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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