::-webkit-meter-even-less-good-value CSS pseudo-element

Non-standard: This feature is not standardized. We do not recommend using non-standard features in production, as they have limited browser support, and may change or be removed. However, they can be a suitable alternative in specific cases where no standard option exists.

The ::-webkit-meter-even-less-good-value styles the <meter> element when the value and the optimum attributes fall outside the low-high range, but in opposite zones. To illustrate, it applies when value < low < high < optimum or value > high > low > optimum.

Red is the default color.

Syntax

css
::-webkit-meter-even-less-good-value {
  /* ... */
}

Examples

HTML

html
Normal:
<meter min="0" max="10" low="3" high="7" optimum="8" value="2">
  Score 2/10
</meter>
<br />
Styled:
<meter id="styled" min="0" max="10" low="3" high="7" optimum="8" value="2">
  Score 2/10
</meter>

CSS

css
body {
  font-family: monospace;
}

.safari meter {
  /* Reset the default appearance for Safari only */
  /* .safari class is added via JavaScript */
  -webkit-appearance: none;
}

#styled::-webkit-meter-even-less-good-value {
  background: linear-gradient(
    to bottom,
    #ff7777,
    #990000 45%,
    #990000 55%,
    #ff7777
  );
  height: 100%;
  box-sizing: border-box;
}

JavaScript

js
// Safari requires <meter> elements to have an `appearance` of `none` for custom styling
// using `::-webkit-meter-*` selectors, but `appearance: none` breaks rendering on Chrome.
// Therefore, we must check if the browser is Safari-based.

const isSafari =
  navigator.userAgent.includes("AppleWebKit/") &&
  !navigator.userAgent.includes("Chrome/");

if (isSafari) {
  document.body.classList.add("safari");
}

Result

Specifications

Not part of any standard.

Browser compatibility

desktop mobile
Chrome
Edge
Firefox
Opera
Safari
Chrome Android
Firefox for Android
Opera Android
Safari on iOS
Samsung Internet
WebView Android
WebView on iOS
::-webkit-meter-even-less-good-value
Non-standard
Chrome – Full support
Chrome 12 (Release date: 2011-06-07)
footnote Full support
Edge – Full support
Edge 79 (Release date: 2020-01-15)
footnote Full support
Firefox – No support
Firefox
footnote No support
Opera – Full support
Opera 15 (Release date: 2013-07-02)
footnote Full support
Safari – Full support
Safari 5.1 (Release date: 2011-07-20)
footnote Full support
Chrome Android – Full support
Chrome Android 18 (Release date: 2012-06-27)
footnote Full support
Firefox for Android – No support
Firefox for Android
footnote No support
Opera Android – Full support
Opera Android 14 (Release date: 2013-05-21)
footnote Full support
Safari on iOS – Full support
Safari on iOS 5 (Release date: 2011-10-12)
footnote Full support
Samsung Internet – Full support
Samsung Internet 1 (Release date: 2013-04-27)
footnote Full support
WebView Android – Full support
WebView Android 4.4 (Release date: 2013-12-09)
footnote Full support
WebView on iOS – Full support
WebView on iOS 5 (Release date: 2011-10-12)
footnote Full support

Legend

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Full support
Full support
No support
No support
Non-standard. Check cross-browser support before using.

See also

The pseudo-elements used by WebKit/Blink to style other parts of a <meter> element are as follows: