How to customize the HTML5 input range type looks using CSS?

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I want to customize the looks of the range input type in HTML5 to look something like a progress bar. I've tried applying some common CSS attributes using CSS class but it seems that they are not working.
Can any one direct me how to customize it??
css html5 progress-bar input-type-range
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I want to customize the looks of the range input type in HTML5 to look something like a progress bar. I've tried applying some common CSS attributes using CSS class but it seems that they are not working.
Can any one direct me how to customize it??
css html5 progress-bar input-type-range
With a combination of javascript? Through CSS, you could have the input not displayed and render wathever's suited :before and :after the element. Then through javascript handle how all that interract with each other.
– Serge
Mar 28 '14 at 11:17
Here is an excellent article on this subject: hongkiat.com/blog/html5-range-slider-style.
– Annie
Dec 7 '14 at 14:30
2
It would be helpful if you'd unaccept the currently accepted answer (and perhaps accept another one that you like). Having an answer saying "don't even try this, the technology is too new" from 5 years ago still pinned to the top of the answer list helps nobody.
– Mark Amery
Feb 28 '16 at 16:48
This is a little old but still pops up in the search engines so - here is a good example of implementation and x-browser brennaobrien.com/blog/2014/05/… . Nothing wrong with the accepted answer, its just a bit out of date.
– Pete - iCalculator
Mar 7 '17 at 13:36
Is there a javascript-based way to do this programmatically? I'm interested in dynamically modifying the attributes of the thumb element.
– hrabinowitz
May 4 '18 at 21:26
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I want to customize the looks of the range input type in HTML5 to look something like a progress bar. I've tried applying some common CSS attributes using CSS class but it seems that they are not working.
Can any one direct me how to customize it??
css html5 progress-bar input-type-range
I want to customize the looks of the range input type in HTML5 to look something like a progress bar. I've tried applying some common CSS attributes using CSS class but it seems that they are not working.
Can any one direct me how to customize it??
css html5 progress-bar input-type-range
css html5 progress-bar input-type-range
edited Jan 21 at 21:16


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With a combination of javascript? Through CSS, you could have the input not displayed and render wathever's suited :before and :after the element. Then through javascript handle how all that interract with each other.
– Serge
Mar 28 '14 at 11:17
Here is an excellent article on this subject: hongkiat.com/blog/html5-range-slider-style.
– Annie
Dec 7 '14 at 14:30
2
It would be helpful if you'd unaccept the currently accepted answer (and perhaps accept another one that you like). Having an answer saying "don't even try this, the technology is too new" from 5 years ago still pinned to the top of the answer list helps nobody.
– Mark Amery
Feb 28 '16 at 16:48
This is a little old but still pops up in the search engines so - here is a good example of implementation and x-browser brennaobrien.com/blog/2014/05/… . Nothing wrong with the accepted answer, its just a bit out of date.
– Pete - iCalculator
Mar 7 '17 at 13:36
Is there a javascript-based way to do this programmatically? I'm interested in dynamically modifying the attributes of the thumb element.
– hrabinowitz
May 4 '18 at 21:26
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With a combination of javascript? Through CSS, you could have the input not displayed and render wathever's suited :before and :after the element. Then through javascript handle how all that interract with each other.
– Serge
Mar 28 '14 at 11:17
Here is an excellent article on this subject: hongkiat.com/blog/html5-range-slider-style.
– Annie
Dec 7 '14 at 14:30
2
It would be helpful if you'd unaccept the currently accepted answer (and perhaps accept another one that you like). Having an answer saying "don't even try this, the technology is too new" from 5 years ago still pinned to the top of the answer list helps nobody.
– Mark Amery
Feb 28 '16 at 16:48
This is a little old but still pops up in the search engines so - here is a good example of implementation and x-browser brennaobrien.com/blog/2014/05/… . Nothing wrong with the accepted answer, its just a bit out of date.
– Pete - iCalculator
Mar 7 '17 at 13:36
Is there a javascript-based way to do this programmatically? I'm interested in dynamically modifying the attributes of the thumb element.
– hrabinowitz
May 4 '18 at 21:26
With a combination of javascript? Through CSS, you could have the input not displayed and render wathever's suited :before and :after the element. Then through javascript handle how all that interract with each other.
– Serge
Mar 28 '14 at 11:17
With a combination of javascript? Through CSS, you could have the input not displayed and render wathever's suited :before and :after the element. Then through javascript handle how all that interract with each other.
– Serge
Mar 28 '14 at 11:17
Here is an excellent article on this subject: hongkiat.com/blog/html5-range-slider-style.
– Annie
Dec 7 '14 at 14:30
Here is an excellent article on this subject: hongkiat.com/blog/html5-range-slider-style.
– Annie
Dec 7 '14 at 14:30
2
2
It would be helpful if you'd unaccept the currently accepted answer (and perhaps accept another one that you like). Having an answer saying "don't even try this, the technology is too new" from 5 years ago still pinned to the top of the answer list helps nobody.
– Mark Amery
Feb 28 '16 at 16:48
It would be helpful if you'd unaccept the currently accepted answer (and perhaps accept another one that you like). Having an answer saying "don't even try this, the technology is too new" from 5 years ago still pinned to the top of the answer list helps nobody.
– Mark Amery
Feb 28 '16 at 16:48
This is a little old but still pops up in the search engines so - here is a good example of implementation and x-browser brennaobrien.com/blog/2014/05/… . Nothing wrong with the accepted answer, its just a bit out of date.
– Pete - iCalculator
Mar 7 '17 at 13:36
This is a little old but still pops up in the search engines so - here is a good example of implementation and x-browser brennaobrien.com/blog/2014/05/… . Nothing wrong with the accepted answer, its just a bit out of date.
– Pete - iCalculator
Mar 7 '17 at 13:36
Is there a javascript-based way to do this programmatically? I'm interested in dynamically modifying the attributes of the thumb element.
– hrabinowitz
May 4 '18 at 21:26
Is there a javascript-based way to do this programmatically? I'm interested in dynamically modifying the attributes of the thumb element.
– hrabinowitz
May 4 '18 at 21:26
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EDIT: nowadays all major browser support both
<progress>
input[type='range']
Hence you should use one of these two, as explained in other answers, and this should not be the accepted answer anymore.
The <input type="range">
is pretty new and you are already attempting to customize it with CSS. :)
I wouldn't try that for two reasons:
there might be huge compatibility issues now and for the next few (or many) years.
Think that in nowadays a form control like<select>
(available since the web started) is still problematic to be customized with CSS in a cross browser way. For instance if you set apadding
for the select boxes, many browser (IE7, OPERA9, CHROME5, SAFARI4) will totally ignore the padding.
It works only IE8 and on FF 3.6. (all tests done with HTML5 DOCTYPE so in standard mode).The
<input type="range">
has been created to show a slider NOT a progress bar, attempting to cheat on it with CSS in order to transform a slider into progress bar it sounds bizarre. Like trying to use CSS to change a<textarea>
into a table, but why don't you simply use a<table>
to render tables?!
To show a progress bar in HTML5 you should follow the suggestion given by marcgg in his answer. Since no browser is currently rendereing it you could use a simple div with a p inside like this:
<div id="progress" style="position:relative; width:100px; height:20px; border:1px solid #cccccc;">
<p style="position:absolute; left:0; top:0; background-color:#0000ff; height:100%; width:30%; font-size:0px;"> </p>
</div>
Then simply update the style.width
of inner P
element in percent like:
width: 75%
FYI: if you want to do that in simple JS here is the code:
document.getElementById('progress').(getElementsByTagName('p')[0]).style.width = '75%';
well I don't exactly know what's the best option to do. I read a tutorial on HTML5 audio tag and there they'd used the input range type to show the progress of the audio being played. So I just want to customize the looks. Any suggestions on what to use for the same???
– ptamzz
Aug 25 '10 at 5:41
2
The suggestion of what to use for the same is in my answer! Use a DIV with a P inside. It shows a progress bar, if you don't believe me, just copy and paste the code in a page and try it. Do you have the link of the tutorial? It seesm odd they suggest to modify via CSS a slider to turn it in a progress bar, it's odd! A slider is something the user can interact with by moving the slider, a progress bar is something the user can only see and not change by moving the mouse over it.
– Marco Demaio
Aug 25 '10 at 8:35
well thank you very much. I think I'll be using your suggestion. And well it's from dev.opera.com/articles/view/…. Actually they didn't suggest to change it using CSS. They were just using the slider bar but then I don't like the looks so I thought if I could just change it using CSS since I know a little bit of it :)
– ptamzz
Aug 25 '10 at 12:30
13
-1. Answers about 'this is new' are terrible: these days most browsers support HTML5 'range' and 'progress' inputs, and the correct answer is below, but this answer from 2010 about 'don't do that' is still marked as the accepted answer.
– mikemaccana
Nov 13 '13 at 11:52
1
using a slider as a progress bar is not such a terrible idea at all, and it's NOT the same as using a textarea to mimic a table (how would you do that exactly ?), + if you know what platform your site runs on you can use the new tags,(it could for example be limited to mobile phones, or even on type of mobile phone) + sometimes it's just good to do away with the past, it's about time that people use good web browers (instead of IE)
– Pizzaiola Gorgonzola
Dec 16 '13 at 19:55
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input[type='range'] {
-webkit-appearance: none !important;
background:red;
height:7px;
}
input[type='range']::-webkit-slider-thumb {
-webkit-appearance: none !important;
background:blue;
height:10px;
width:10px;
}
This works on iOS 5.0 too, which is nice because the default is pretty small for a touch device.
– Husky
Oct 21 '11 at 13:01
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If you're using HTML 5, why not use the progress
tag?
<progress value="1534602" max="4603807">33%</progress>
5
Is there any browser able to render this?
– Marco Demaio
Aug 24 '10 at 12:12
I don't think any browser yet renders this, maybe modernizr.com can help?
– cofiem
Aug 24 '10 at 13:04
2
@MarcoDemaio Firefox, Safari and Chrome render it
– marcgg
Nov 14 '11 at 11:45
4
@cofiem Modernizer doesn't help unsupported browsers render new features, it only detects if they support the feature or not.
– Jake Wilson
May 9 '12 at 19:06
1
progress and input[type=range] have different uses, only range is designed for user input.
– mcfedr
Oct 6 '13 at 16:10
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I did a cross-browser solution (+IE9, FF, Chrome, Safari), only CSS.
[Updated 24.11.2016]
http://codepen.io/nlfonseca/pen/MwbovQ
@import 'bourbon';
$slider-width-number: 240;
$slider-width: #{$slider-width-number}px;
$slider-height: 2px;
$background-slider: #c7c7c7;
$background-filled-slider: #e33d44;
$thumb-width: 28px;
$thumb-height: 18px;
$thumb-radius: 8px;
$thumb-background: #fff;
$thumb-border: 1px solid #777;
$shadow-size: -8px;
$fit-thumb-in-slider: -8px;
@function makelongshadow($color, $size) {
$val: 5px 0 0 $size $color;
@for $i from 6 through $slider-width-number {
$val: #{$val}, #{$i}px 0 0 $size #{$color};
}
@return $val;
}
div {
height: 100px;
display: flex;
justify-content: center;
}
input {
align-items: center;
appearance: none;
background: none;
cursor: pointer;
display: flex;
height: 100%;
min-height: 50px;
overflow: hidden;
width: $slider-width;
&:focus {
box-shadow: none;
outline: none;
}
&::-webkit-slider-runnable-track {
background: $background-filled-slider;
content: '';
height: $slider-height;
pointer-events: none;
}
&::-webkit-slider-thumb {
@include size($thumb-width $thumb-height);
appearance: none;
background: $thumb-background;
border-radius: $thumb-radius;
box-shadow: makelongshadow($background-slider, $shadow-size);
margin-top: $fit-thumb-in-slider;
border: $thumb-border;
}
&::-moz-range-track {
width: $slider-width;
height: $slider-height;
}
&::-moz-range-thumb {
@include size($thumb-width $thumb-height);
background: $thumb-background;
border-radius: $thumb-radius;
border: $thumb-border;
position: relative;
}
&::-moz-range-progress {
height: $slider-height;
background: $background-filled-slider;
border: 0;
margin-top: 0;
}
&::-ms-track {
background: transparent;
border: 0;
border-color: transparent;
border-radius: 0;
border-width: 0;
color: transparent;
height: $slider-height;
margin-top: 10px;
width: $slider-width;
}
&::-ms-thumb {
@include size($thumb-width $thumb-height);
background: $thumb-background;
border-radius: $thumb-radius;
border: $thumb-border;
}
&::-ms-fill-lower {
background: $background-filled-slider;
border-radius: 0;
}
&::-ms-fill-upper {
background: $background-slider;
border-radius: 0;
}
&::-ms-tooltip {
display: none;
}
}
1
Well done! this is awesome!
– João Vilaça
May 26 '15 at 13:03
1
This is a clever attempt and the response that most closely answers the question. But there are issues with it: it essentially works by elongating the slider control (thumb?). This is fine for dragging but you can only click to set the position of the bar to the right of the slider. Clicking to the left doesn't do anything.
– Rich Smith
Jun 10 '15 at 16:20
1
wonderful solution thank you for all the effort! can't believe they didn't think of skinning a control. oh well just kidding I totally can
– Lorenzo Boccaccia
Jun 20 '15 at 15:22
1
not working on chrome 51
– fedeghe
Jul 5 '16 at 9:06
1
The only real solution I found relies on js
– fedeghe
Jul 15 '16 at 11:36
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You can in Webkit, through the -webkit-slider-thumb
pseudo-element: http://jsfiddle.net/leaverou/BNm8j/
input[type=range] {
-webkit-appearance: none;
background-color: silver;
width: 200px;
height:20px;
}
input[type="range"]::-webkit-slider-thumb {
-webkit-appearance: none;
background-color: #666;
opacity: 0.5;
width: 10px;
height: 26px;
}
<input type="range" min="0" max="100" />
Although the others are right about input type="range"
not being the right element for the job.
You should use the <progress>
element and for browsers that don't support it, this polyfill: http://lea.verou.me/polyfills/progress/
1
input type="range"
is the right element andprogress
isn't if user input is desired.
– Oriol
Jan 25 '14 at 18:59
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You can edit the CSS of the range input, using input[type="range"]::-webkit-slider-thumb
and input[type="range"]
.
Here is the example of it,
http://webstutorial.com/range-input-slider-html5-css3/html-5
I know this is already answered but just sharing it.
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jQuery Tools provides a plug-in that creates stylable elements from a range input, and what's more, makes it still work as a slider in older browsers that don't support input[type=range]
.
Allows you to style:
- the handle
- the slider
- optional progress fill
- value output field
I've used it many times and it's a great tool.
WARNING: doesn't work on touch devices. I don't have as much experience with it, but you could try the jQuery mobile slider: http://view.jquerymobile.com/1.3.0/docs/widgets/sliders/
http://jquerytools.github.io/demos/rangeinput/index.html
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When I looked at this question I needed something simple. There are already a number of framework answers on how to do this, but sometimes it is more lightweight and flexible just to create your own. Of course, you get a certain amount for free with a framework (and it is often the right choice if it is a good fit), but you then have to worry about framework compatibility, support and digging into the depths of the framework to go outside its boundaries.
Here is a simple javascript-only slider. Basically it is an img for the slider, an img for the button and a callback with a progress percent. Not an all-singing and dancing slider, but something simple to build on.
The demo
The HTML
<div id='bb_sliderContainer' ondragstart="return false;" ondrop="return false;">
<img id='bb_slider' src='slider.png'/>
<img id='bb_sliderButton' src='sliderbutton.png'/>
</div>
The script
Place in a javascript file:
(function(bb,undefined){
bb.Slider = function(buttonCssId,sliderCssId,initialPercentage,progressUpdate)
{
var halfButtonWidth = 5;
var sliderMoving = false;
var buttonElement = document.getElementById(buttonCssId);
var sliderElement = document.getElementById(sliderCssId);
var length = sliderElement.clientWidth;
var leftPos = 0;
var rightPos = leftPos + length;
length = rightPos - leftPos;
if( initialPercentage )
{
var buttonPos = leftPos + initialPercentage / 100 * length;
buttonElement.style.left = buttonPos - halfButtonWidth + 'px';
}
buttonElement.addEventListener( 'mousedown', function(){
sliderMoving = true;
} );
document.addEventListener( 'mousemove', function(event){
if( sliderMoving == true )
{
var rect = sliderElement.getBoundingClientRect();
var mouseX = event.clientX - rect.left;
var prop = mouseX / length;
if( prop < 0 )
{
prop = 0;
mouseX = 0;
}
if( prop > 1 )
{
prop = 1;
mouseX = length;
}
buttonElement.style.left = leftPos + prop * length - halfButtonWidth + 'px';
progressUpdate(prop * 100);
}
});
document.addEventListener( 'mouseup', function(){
sliderMoving = false;
});
}
}(window.bb = window.bb || {}));
Example use
HTML:
<img src='space.png' style='width:50%;position:relative;top:20px' id='bb_sliderSubject'>
Javascript:
function sliderUpdate(percentage)
{
var sliderSubject = document.getElementById('bb_sliderSubject');
sliderSubject.style.width = percentage + '%';
}
window.onload=function()
{
var slider = new bb.Slider('bb_sliderButton','bb_slider',50,sliderUpdate);
}
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This is an example:
input[type='range'] {
-webkit-appearance: none;
border-radius: 5px;
box-shadow: inset 0 0 5px #333;
background-color: #999;
height: 10px;
vertical-align: middle;
}
input[type='range']::-moz-range-track {
-moz-appearance: none;
border-radius: 5px;
box-shadow: inset 0 0 5px #333;
background-color: #999;
height: 10px;
}
input[type='range']::-webkit-slider-thumb {
-webkit-appearance: none !important;
border-radius: 20px;
background-color: #FFF;
box-shadow:inset 0 0 10px rgba(000,000,000,0.5);
border: 1px solid #999;
height: 20px;
width: 20px;
}
input[type='range']::-moz-range-thumb {
-moz-appearance: none;
border-radius: 20px;
background-color: #FFF;
box-shadow:inset 0 0 10px rgba(000,000,000,0.5);
border: 1px solid #999;
height: 20px;
width: 20px;
}
<input type="range">
From where did the author of the snippet get selector names like moz-range-track? Is there any possibility to find them in chrome?
– Ini
Jul 28 '18 at 22:08
1
@Invader developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/::-moz-range-track
– edCoder
Jul 30 '18 at 6:09
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See http://afarkas.github.io/webshim/demos/demos/webforms/styler/index.html?range
It's a tool that produces cross-browser code to style both native and webshims range inputs like you want.
.ws-range, input[type="range"] {
/* Range styles: width, height, border-radius, background */
-webkit-appearance: none;cursor: pointer;border: 0;outline: none;padding: 0;margin: 20.5px 0;
}
.ws-range .ws-range-thumb {
/* Thumb styles: width, height, border, border-radius, background */
}
.ws-range.ws-focus .ws-range-thumb {
/* Thumb focus styles: border-color, background */
}
.ws-range.ws-active .ws-range-thumb {
/* Thumb active styles: border-color, background */
}
.ws-range .ws-range-min {
/* Thumb progress styles: display, background */
border-radius: /* same as range */;
height: 100%;
}
input[type="range"]::-moz-range-track {
border: none;background: transparent;
}
input[type="range"]::-ms-tooltip {
display: none;
}
input[type="range"]::-webkit-slider-thumb {
/* Thumb styles: width, height, border, border-radius, background */
-webkit-appearance: none;
}
input[type="range"]::-ms-track {
/* Range styles: width, height, border-radius, background */
color: transparent;border: 0;
}
input[type="range"]::-moz-range-thumb {
/* Thumb styles: width, height, border, border-radius, background */
}
input[type="range"]::-ms-thumb {
/* Thumb styles: width, height, border, border-radius, background */
}
input[type="range"]:focus::-webkit-slider-thumb {
/* Thumb focus styles: border-color, background */
}
input[type="range"]:focus::-moz-range-thumb {
/* Thumb focus styles: border-color, background */
}
input[type="range"]:focus::-ms-thumb {
/* Thumb focus styles: border-color, background */
}
input[type="range"]:active::-webkit-slider-thumb {
/* Thumb active styles: border-color, background */
}
input[type="range"]:active::-moz-range-thumb {
/* Thumb active styles: border-color, background */
}
input[type="range"]:active::-ms-thumb {
/* Thumb active styles: border-color, background */
}
input[type="range"]::-moz-range-progress {
/* Thumb progress styles: display, background */
border-radius: /* same as range */;
height: 100%;
}
input[type="range"]::-ms-fill-lower {
/* Thumb progress styles: display, background */
border-radius: /* same as range */;
height: 100%;
}
.no-cssrangeinput input[type="range"] {
background: transparent;margin: 0;border: 0;min-height: 51px;
}
5
The link is dead :(
– Sebastien C.
May 13 '14 at 14:09
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EDIT: nowadays all major browser support both
<progress>
input[type='range']
Hence you should use one of these two, as explained in other answers, and this should not be the accepted answer anymore.
The <input type="range">
is pretty new and you are already attempting to customize it with CSS. :)
I wouldn't try that for two reasons:
there might be huge compatibility issues now and for the next few (or many) years.
Think that in nowadays a form control like<select>
(available since the web started) is still problematic to be customized with CSS in a cross browser way. For instance if you set apadding
for the select boxes, many browser (IE7, OPERA9, CHROME5, SAFARI4) will totally ignore the padding.
It works only IE8 and on FF 3.6. (all tests done with HTML5 DOCTYPE so in standard mode).The
<input type="range">
has been created to show a slider NOT a progress bar, attempting to cheat on it with CSS in order to transform a slider into progress bar it sounds bizarre. Like trying to use CSS to change a<textarea>
into a table, but why don't you simply use a<table>
to render tables?!
To show a progress bar in HTML5 you should follow the suggestion given by marcgg in his answer. Since no browser is currently rendereing it you could use a simple div with a p inside like this:
<div id="progress" style="position:relative; width:100px; height:20px; border:1px solid #cccccc;">
<p style="position:absolute; left:0; top:0; background-color:#0000ff; height:100%; width:30%; font-size:0px;"> </p>
</div>
Then simply update the style.width
of inner P
element in percent like:
width: 75%
FYI: if you want to do that in simple JS here is the code:
document.getElementById('progress').(getElementsByTagName('p')[0]).style.width = '75%';
well I don't exactly know what's the best option to do. I read a tutorial on HTML5 audio tag and there they'd used the input range type to show the progress of the audio being played. So I just want to customize the looks. Any suggestions on what to use for the same???
– ptamzz
Aug 25 '10 at 5:41
2
The suggestion of what to use for the same is in my answer! Use a DIV with a P inside. It shows a progress bar, if you don't believe me, just copy and paste the code in a page and try it. Do you have the link of the tutorial? It seesm odd they suggest to modify via CSS a slider to turn it in a progress bar, it's odd! A slider is something the user can interact with by moving the slider, a progress bar is something the user can only see and not change by moving the mouse over it.
– Marco Demaio
Aug 25 '10 at 8:35
well thank you very much. I think I'll be using your suggestion. And well it's from dev.opera.com/articles/view/…. Actually they didn't suggest to change it using CSS. They were just using the slider bar but then I don't like the looks so I thought if I could just change it using CSS since I know a little bit of it :)
– ptamzz
Aug 25 '10 at 12:30
13
-1. Answers about 'this is new' are terrible: these days most browsers support HTML5 'range' and 'progress' inputs, and the correct answer is below, but this answer from 2010 about 'don't do that' is still marked as the accepted answer.
– mikemaccana
Nov 13 '13 at 11:52
1
using a slider as a progress bar is not such a terrible idea at all, and it's NOT the same as using a textarea to mimic a table (how would you do that exactly ?), + if you know what platform your site runs on you can use the new tags,(it could for example be limited to mobile phones, or even on type of mobile phone) + sometimes it's just good to do away with the past, it's about time that people use good web browers (instead of IE)
– Pizzaiola Gorgonzola
Dec 16 '13 at 19:55
|
show 2 more comments
EDIT: nowadays all major browser support both
<progress>
input[type='range']
Hence you should use one of these two, as explained in other answers, and this should not be the accepted answer anymore.
The <input type="range">
is pretty new and you are already attempting to customize it with CSS. :)
I wouldn't try that for two reasons:
there might be huge compatibility issues now and for the next few (or many) years.
Think that in nowadays a form control like<select>
(available since the web started) is still problematic to be customized with CSS in a cross browser way. For instance if you set apadding
for the select boxes, many browser (IE7, OPERA9, CHROME5, SAFARI4) will totally ignore the padding.
It works only IE8 and on FF 3.6. (all tests done with HTML5 DOCTYPE so in standard mode).The
<input type="range">
has been created to show a slider NOT a progress bar, attempting to cheat on it with CSS in order to transform a slider into progress bar it sounds bizarre. Like trying to use CSS to change a<textarea>
into a table, but why don't you simply use a<table>
to render tables?!
To show a progress bar in HTML5 you should follow the suggestion given by marcgg in his answer. Since no browser is currently rendereing it you could use a simple div with a p inside like this:
<div id="progress" style="position:relative; width:100px; height:20px; border:1px solid #cccccc;">
<p style="position:absolute; left:0; top:0; background-color:#0000ff; height:100%; width:30%; font-size:0px;"> </p>
</div>
Then simply update the style.width
of inner P
element in percent like:
width: 75%
FYI: if you want to do that in simple JS here is the code:
document.getElementById('progress').(getElementsByTagName('p')[0]).style.width = '75%';
well I don't exactly know what's the best option to do. I read a tutorial on HTML5 audio tag and there they'd used the input range type to show the progress of the audio being played. So I just want to customize the looks. Any suggestions on what to use for the same???
– ptamzz
Aug 25 '10 at 5:41
2
The suggestion of what to use for the same is in my answer! Use a DIV with a P inside. It shows a progress bar, if you don't believe me, just copy and paste the code in a page and try it. Do you have the link of the tutorial? It seesm odd they suggest to modify via CSS a slider to turn it in a progress bar, it's odd! A slider is something the user can interact with by moving the slider, a progress bar is something the user can only see and not change by moving the mouse over it.
– Marco Demaio
Aug 25 '10 at 8:35
well thank you very much. I think I'll be using your suggestion. And well it's from dev.opera.com/articles/view/…. Actually they didn't suggest to change it using CSS. They were just using the slider bar but then I don't like the looks so I thought if I could just change it using CSS since I know a little bit of it :)
– ptamzz
Aug 25 '10 at 12:30
13
-1. Answers about 'this is new' are terrible: these days most browsers support HTML5 'range' and 'progress' inputs, and the correct answer is below, but this answer from 2010 about 'don't do that' is still marked as the accepted answer.
– mikemaccana
Nov 13 '13 at 11:52
1
using a slider as a progress bar is not such a terrible idea at all, and it's NOT the same as using a textarea to mimic a table (how would you do that exactly ?), + if you know what platform your site runs on you can use the new tags,(it could for example be limited to mobile phones, or even on type of mobile phone) + sometimes it's just good to do away with the past, it's about time that people use good web browers (instead of IE)
– Pizzaiola Gorgonzola
Dec 16 '13 at 19:55
|
show 2 more comments
EDIT: nowadays all major browser support both
<progress>
input[type='range']
Hence you should use one of these two, as explained in other answers, and this should not be the accepted answer anymore.
The <input type="range">
is pretty new and you are already attempting to customize it with CSS. :)
I wouldn't try that for two reasons:
there might be huge compatibility issues now and for the next few (or many) years.
Think that in nowadays a form control like<select>
(available since the web started) is still problematic to be customized with CSS in a cross browser way. For instance if you set apadding
for the select boxes, many browser (IE7, OPERA9, CHROME5, SAFARI4) will totally ignore the padding.
It works only IE8 and on FF 3.6. (all tests done with HTML5 DOCTYPE so in standard mode).The
<input type="range">
has been created to show a slider NOT a progress bar, attempting to cheat on it with CSS in order to transform a slider into progress bar it sounds bizarre. Like trying to use CSS to change a<textarea>
into a table, but why don't you simply use a<table>
to render tables?!
To show a progress bar in HTML5 you should follow the suggestion given by marcgg in his answer. Since no browser is currently rendereing it you could use a simple div with a p inside like this:
<div id="progress" style="position:relative; width:100px; height:20px; border:1px solid #cccccc;">
<p style="position:absolute; left:0; top:0; background-color:#0000ff; height:100%; width:30%; font-size:0px;"> </p>
</div>
Then simply update the style.width
of inner P
element in percent like:
width: 75%
FYI: if you want to do that in simple JS here is the code:
document.getElementById('progress').(getElementsByTagName('p')[0]).style.width = '75%';
EDIT: nowadays all major browser support both
<progress>
input[type='range']
Hence you should use one of these two, as explained in other answers, and this should not be the accepted answer anymore.
The <input type="range">
is pretty new and you are already attempting to customize it with CSS. :)
I wouldn't try that for two reasons:
there might be huge compatibility issues now and for the next few (or many) years.
Think that in nowadays a form control like<select>
(available since the web started) is still problematic to be customized with CSS in a cross browser way. For instance if you set apadding
for the select boxes, many browser (IE7, OPERA9, CHROME5, SAFARI4) will totally ignore the padding.
It works only IE8 and on FF 3.6. (all tests done with HTML5 DOCTYPE so in standard mode).The
<input type="range">
has been created to show a slider NOT a progress bar, attempting to cheat on it with CSS in order to transform a slider into progress bar it sounds bizarre. Like trying to use CSS to change a<textarea>
into a table, but why don't you simply use a<table>
to render tables?!
To show a progress bar in HTML5 you should follow the suggestion given by marcgg in his answer. Since no browser is currently rendereing it you could use a simple div with a p inside like this:
<div id="progress" style="position:relative; width:100px; height:20px; border:1px solid #cccccc;">
<p style="position:absolute; left:0; top:0; background-color:#0000ff; height:100%; width:30%; font-size:0px;"> </p>
</div>
Then simply update the style.width
of inner P
element in percent like:
width: 75%
FYI: if you want to do that in simple JS here is the code:
document.getElementById('progress').(getElementsByTagName('p')[0]).style.width = '75%';
edited Jan 21 at 21:14
answered Aug 24 '10 at 12:30


Marco DemaioMarco Demaio
19.6k31110146
19.6k31110146
well I don't exactly know what's the best option to do. I read a tutorial on HTML5 audio tag and there they'd used the input range type to show the progress of the audio being played. So I just want to customize the looks. Any suggestions on what to use for the same???
– ptamzz
Aug 25 '10 at 5:41
2
The suggestion of what to use for the same is in my answer! Use a DIV with a P inside. It shows a progress bar, if you don't believe me, just copy and paste the code in a page and try it. Do you have the link of the tutorial? It seesm odd they suggest to modify via CSS a slider to turn it in a progress bar, it's odd! A slider is something the user can interact with by moving the slider, a progress bar is something the user can only see and not change by moving the mouse over it.
– Marco Demaio
Aug 25 '10 at 8:35
well thank you very much. I think I'll be using your suggestion. And well it's from dev.opera.com/articles/view/…. Actually they didn't suggest to change it using CSS. They were just using the slider bar but then I don't like the looks so I thought if I could just change it using CSS since I know a little bit of it :)
– ptamzz
Aug 25 '10 at 12:30
13
-1. Answers about 'this is new' are terrible: these days most browsers support HTML5 'range' and 'progress' inputs, and the correct answer is below, but this answer from 2010 about 'don't do that' is still marked as the accepted answer.
– mikemaccana
Nov 13 '13 at 11:52
1
using a slider as a progress bar is not such a terrible idea at all, and it's NOT the same as using a textarea to mimic a table (how would you do that exactly ?), + if you know what platform your site runs on you can use the new tags,(it could for example be limited to mobile phones, or even on type of mobile phone) + sometimes it's just good to do away with the past, it's about time that people use good web browers (instead of IE)
– Pizzaiola Gorgonzola
Dec 16 '13 at 19:55
|
show 2 more comments
well I don't exactly know what's the best option to do. I read a tutorial on HTML5 audio tag and there they'd used the input range type to show the progress of the audio being played. So I just want to customize the looks. Any suggestions on what to use for the same???
– ptamzz
Aug 25 '10 at 5:41
2
The suggestion of what to use for the same is in my answer! Use a DIV with a P inside. It shows a progress bar, if you don't believe me, just copy and paste the code in a page and try it. Do you have the link of the tutorial? It seesm odd they suggest to modify via CSS a slider to turn it in a progress bar, it's odd! A slider is something the user can interact with by moving the slider, a progress bar is something the user can only see and not change by moving the mouse over it.
– Marco Demaio
Aug 25 '10 at 8:35
well thank you very much. I think I'll be using your suggestion. And well it's from dev.opera.com/articles/view/…. Actually they didn't suggest to change it using CSS. They were just using the slider bar but then I don't like the looks so I thought if I could just change it using CSS since I know a little bit of it :)
– ptamzz
Aug 25 '10 at 12:30
13
-1. Answers about 'this is new' are terrible: these days most browsers support HTML5 'range' and 'progress' inputs, and the correct answer is below, but this answer from 2010 about 'don't do that' is still marked as the accepted answer.
– mikemaccana
Nov 13 '13 at 11:52
1
using a slider as a progress bar is not such a terrible idea at all, and it's NOT the same as using a textarea to mimic a table (how would you do that exactly ?), + if you know what platform your site runs on you can use the new tags,(it could for example be limited to mobile phones, or even on type of mobile phone) + sometimes it's just good to do away with the past, it's about time that people use good web browers (instead of IE)
– Pizzaiola Gorgonzola
Dec 16 '13 at 19:55
well I don't exactly know what's the best option to do. I read a tutorial on HTML5 audio tag and there they'd used the input range type to show the progress of the audio being played. So I just want to customize the looks. Any suggestions on what to use for the same???
– ptamzz
Aug 25 '10 at 5:41
well I don't exactly know what's the best option to do. I read a tutorial on HTML5 audio tag and there they'd used the input range type to show the progress of the audio being played. So I just want to customize the looks. Any suggestions on what to use for the same???
– ptamzz
Aug 25 '10 at 5:41
2
2
The suggestion of what to use for the same is in my answer! Use a DIV with a P inside. It shows a progress bar, if you don't believe me, just copy and paste the code in a page and try it. Do you have the link of the tutorial? It seesm odd they suggest to modify via CSS a slider to turn it in a progress bar, it's odd! A slider is something the user can interact with by moving the slider, a progress bar is something the user can only see and not change by moving the mouse over it.
– Marco Demaio
Aug 25 '10 at 8:35
The suggestion of what to use for the same is in my answer! Use a DIV with a P inside. It shows a progress bar, if you don't believe me, just copy and paste the code in a page and try it. Do you have the link of the tutorial? It seesm odd they suggest to modify via CSS a slider to turn it in a progress bar, it's odd! A slider is something the user can interact with by moving the slider, a progress bar is something the user can only see and not change by moving the mouse over it.
– Marco Demaio
Aug 25 '10 at 8:35
well thank you very much. I think I'll be using your suggestion. And well it's from dev.opera.com/articles/view/…. Actually they didn't suggest to change it using CSS. They were just using the slider bar but then I don't like the looks so I thought if I could just change it using CSS since I know a little bit of it :)
– ptamzz
Aug 25 '10 at 12:30
well thank you very much. I think I'll be using your suggestion. And well it's from dev.opera.com/articles/view/…. Actually they didn't suggest to change it using CSS. They were just using the slider bar but then I don't like the looks so I thought if I could just change it using CSS since I know a little bit of it :)
– ptamzz
Aug 25 '10 at 12:30
13
13
-1. Answers about 'this is new' are terrible: these days most browsers support HTML5 'range' and 'progress' inputs, and the correct answer is below, but this answer from 2010 about 'don't do that' is still marked as the accepted answer.
– mikemaccana
Nov 13 '13 at 11:52
-1. Answers about 'this is new' are terrible: these days most browsers support HTML5 'range' and 'progress' inputs, and the correct answer is below, but this answer from 2010 about 'don't do that' is still marked as the accepted answer.
– mikemaccana
Nov 13 '13 at 11:52
1
1
using a slider as a progress bar is not such a terrible idea at all, and it's NOT the same as using a textarea to mimic a table (how would you do that exactly ?), + if you know what platform your site runs on you can use the new tags,(it could for example be limited to mobile phones, or even on type of mobile phone) + sometimes it's just good to do away with the past, it's about time that people use good web browers (instead of IE)
– Pizzaiola Gorgonzola
Dec 16 '13 at 19:55
using a slider as a progress bar is not such a terrible idea at all, and it's NOT the same as using a textarea to mimic a table (how would you do that exactly ?), + if you know what platform your site runs on you can use the new tags,(it could for example be limited to mobile phones, or even on type of mobile phone) + sometimes it's just good to do away with the past, it's about time that people use good web browers (instead of IE)
– Pizzaiola Gorgonzola
Dec 16 '13 at 19:55
|
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input[type='range'] {
-webkit-appearance: none !important;
background:red;
height:7px;
}
input[type='range']::-webkit-slider-thumb {
-webkit-appearance: none !important;
background:blue;
height:10px;
width:10px;
}
This works on iOS 5.0 too, which is nice because the default is pretty small for a touch device.
– Husky
Oct 21 '11 at 13:01
add a comment |
input[type='range'] {
-webkit-appearance: none !important;
background:red;
height:7px;
}
input[type='range']::-webkit-slider-thumb {
-webkit-appearance: none !important;
background:blue;
height:10px;
width:10px;
}
This works on iOS 5.0 too, which is nice because the default is pretty small for a touch device.
– Husky
Oct 21 '11 at 13:01
add a comment |
input[type='range'] {
-webkit-appearance: none !important;
background:red;
height:7px;
}
input[type='range']::-webkit-slider-thumb {
-webkit-appearance: none !important;
background:blue;
height:10px;
width:10px;
}
input[type='range'] {
-webkit-appearance: none !important;
background:red;
height:7px;
}
input[type='range']::-webkit-slider-thumb {
-webkit-appearance: none !important;
background:blue;
height:10px;
width:10px;
}
edited Dec 11 '12 at 20:42
user1895869
32
32
answered Jul 12 '11 at 20:03
EyalEyal
659152
659152
This works on iOS 5.0 too, which is nice because the default is pretty small for a touch device.
– Husky
Oct 21 '11 at 13:01
add a comment |
This works on iOS 5.0 too, which is nice because the default is pretty small for a touch device.
– Husky
Oct 21 '11 at 13:01
This works on iOS 5.0 too, which is nice because the default is pretty small for a touch device.
– Husky
Oct 21 '11 at 13:01
This works on iOS 5.0 too, which is nice because the default is pretty small for a touch device.
– Husky
Oct 21 '11 at 13:01
add a comment |
If you're using HTML 5, why not use the progress
tag?
<progress value="1534602" max="4603807">33%</progress>
5
Is there any browser able to render this?
– Marco Demaio
Aug 24 '10 at 12:12
I don't think any browser yet renders this, maybe modernizr.com can help?
– cofiem
Aug 24 '10 at 13:04
2
@MarcoDemaio Firefox, Safari and Chrome render it
– marcgg
Nov 14 '11 at 11:45
4
@cofiem Modernizer doesn't help unsupported browsers render new features, it only detects if they support the feature or not.
– Jake Wilson
May 9 '12 at 19:06
1
progress and input[type=range] have different uses, only range is designed for user input.
– mcfedr
Oct 6 '13 at 16:10
|
show 1 more comment
If you're using HTML 5, why not use the progress
tag?
<progress value="1534602" max="4603807">33%</progress>
5
Is there any browser able to render this?
– Marco Demaio
Aug 24 '10 at 12:12
I don't think any browser yet renders this, maybe modernizr.com can help?
– cofiem
Aug 24 '10 at 13:04
2
@MarcoDemaio Firefox, Safari and Chrome render it
– marcgg
Nov 14 '11 at 11:45
4
@cofiem Modernizer doesn't help unsupported browsers render new features, it only detects if they support the feature or not.
– Jake Wilson
May 9 '12 at 19:06
1
progress and input[type=range] have different uses, only range is designed for user input.
– mcfedr
Oct 6 '13 at 16:10
|
show 1 more comment
If you're using HTML 5, why not use the progress
tag?
<progress value="1534602" max="4603807">33%</progress>
If you're using HTML 5, why not use the progress
tag?
<progress value="1534602" max="4603807">33%</progress>
edited Sep 30 '13 at 19:22
answered Aug 24 '10 at 12:02
marcggmarcgg
42.1k45162212
42.1k45162212
5
Is there any browser able to render this?
– Marco Demaio
Aug 24 '10 at 12:12
I don't think any browser yet renders this, maybe modernizr.com can help?
– cofiem
Aug 24 '10 at 13:04
2
@MarcoDemaio Firefox, Safari and Chrome render it
– marcgg
Nov 14 '11 at 11:45
4
@cofiem Modernizer doesn't help unsupported browsers render new features, it only detects if they support the feature or not.
– Jake Wilson
May 9 '12 at 19:06
1
progress and input[type=range] have different uses, only range is designed for user input.
– mcfedr
Oct 6 '13 at 16:10
|
show 1 more comment
5
Is there any browser able to render this?
– Marco Demaio
Aug 24 '10 at 12:12
I don't think any browser yet renders this, maybe modernizr.com can help?
– cofiem
Aug 24 '10 at 13:04
2
@MarcoDemaio Firefox, Safari and Chrome render it
– marcgg
Nov 14 '11 at 11:45
4
@cofiem Modernizer doesn't help unsupported browsers render new features, it only detects if they support the feature or not.
– Jake Wilson
May 9 '12 at 19:06
1
progress and input[type=range] have different uses, only range is designed for user input.
– mcfedr
Oct 6 '13 at 16:10
5
5
Is there any browser able to render this?
– Marco Demaio
Aug 24 '10 at 12:12
Is there any browser able to render this?
– Marco Demaio
Aug 24 '10 at 12:12
I don't think any browser yet renders this, maybe modernizr.com can help?
– cofiem
Aug 24 '10 at 13:04
I don't think any browser yet renders this, maybe modernizr.com can help?
– cofiem
Aug 24 '10 at 13:04
2
2
@MarcoDemaio Firefox, Safari and Chrome render it
– marcgg
Nov 14 '11 at 11:45
@MarcoDemaio Firefox, Safari and Chrome render it
– marcgg
Nov 14 '11 at 11:45
4
4
@cofiem Modernizer doesn't help unsupported browsers render new features, it only detects if they support the feature or not.
– Jake Wilson
May 9 '12 at 19:06
@cofiem Modernizer doesn't help unsupported browsers render new features, it only detects if they support the feature or not.
– Jake Wilson
May 9 '12 at 19:06
1
1
progress and input[type=range] have different uses, only range is designed for user input.
– mcfedr
Oct 6 '13 at 16:10
progress and input[type=range] have different uses, only range is designed for user input.
– mcfedr
Oct 6 '13 at 16:10
|
show 1 more comment
I did a cross-browser solution (+IE9, FF, Chrome, Safari), only CSS.
[Updated 24.11.2016]
http://codepen.io/nlfonseca/pen/MwbovQ
@import 'bourbon';
$slider-width-number: 240;
$slider-width: #{$slider-width-number}px;
$slider-height: 2px;
$background-slider: #c7c7c7;
$background-filled-slider: #e33d44;
$thumb-width: 28px;
$thumb-height: 18px;
$thumb-radius: 8px;
$thumb-background: #fff;
$thumb-border: 1px solid #777;
$shadow-size: -8px;
$fit-thumb-in-slider: -8px;
@function makelongshadow($color, $size) {
$val: 5px 0 0 $size $color;
@for $i from 6 through $slider-width-number {
$val: #{$val}, #{$i}px 0 0 $size #{$color};
}
@return $val;
}
div {
height: 100px;
display: flex;
justify-content: center;
}
input {
align-items: center;
appearance: none;
background: none;
cursor: pointer;
display: flex;
height: 100%;
min-height: 50px;
overflow: hidden;
width: $slider-width;
&:focus {
box-shadow: none;
outline: none;
}
&::-webkit-slider-runnable-track {
background: $background-filled-slider;
content: '';
height: $slider-height;
pointer-events: none;
}
&::-webkit-slider-thumb {
@include size($thumb-width $thumb-height);
appearance: none;
background: $thumb-background;
border-radius: $thumb-radius;
box-shadow: makelongshadow($background-slider, $shadow-size);
margin-top: $fit-thumb-in-slider;
border: $thumb-border;
}
&::-moz-range-track {
width: $slider-width;
height: $slider-height;
}
&::-moz-range-thumb {
@include size($thumb-width $thumb-height);
background: $thumb-background;
border-radius: $thumb-radius;
border: $thumb-border;
position: relative;
}
&::-moz-range-progress {
height: $slider-height;
background: $background-filled-slider;
border: 0;
margin-top: 0;
}
&::-ms-track {
background: transparent;
border: 0;
border-color: transparent;
border-radius: 0;
border-width: 0;
color: transparent;
height: $slider-height;
margin-top: 10px;
width: $slider-width;
}
&::-ms-thumb {
@include size($thumb-width $thumb-height);
background: $thumb-background;
border-radius: $thumb-radius;
border: $thumb-border;
}
&::-ms-fill-lower {
background: $background-filled-slider;
border-radius: 0;
}
&::-ms-fill-upper {
background: $background-slider;
border-radius: 0;
}
&::-ms-tooltip {
display: none;
}
}
1
Well done! this is awesome!
– João Vilaça
May 26 '15 at 13:03
1
This is a clever attempt and the response that most closely answers the question. But there are issues with it: it essentially works by elongating the slider control (thumb?). This is fine for dragging but you can only click to set the position of the bar to the right of the slider. Clicking to the left doesn't do anything.
– Rich Smith
Jun 10 '15 at 16:20
1
wonderful solution thank you for all the effort! can't believe they didn't think of skinning a control. oh well just kidding I totally can
– Lorenzo Boccaccia
Jun 20 '15 at 15:22
1
not working on chrome 51
– fedeghe
Jul 5 '16 at 9:06
1
The only real solution I found relies on js
– fedeghe
Jul 15 '16 at 11:36
|
show 4 more comments
I did a cross-browser solution (+IE9, FF, Chrome, Safari), only CSS.
[Updated 24.11.2016]
http://codepen.io/nlfonseca/pen/MwbovQ
@import 'bourbon';
$slider-width-number: 240;
$slider-width: #{$slider-width-number}px;
$slider-height: 2px;
$background-slider: #c7c7c7;
$background-filled-slider: #e33d44;
$thumb-width: 28px;
$thumb-height: 18px;
$thumb-radius: 8px;
$thumb-background: #fff;
$thumb-border: 1px solid #777;
$shadow-size: -8px;
$fit-thumb-in-slider: -8px;
@function makelongshadow($color, $size) {
$val: 5px 0 0 $size $color;
@for $i from 6 through $slider-width-number {
$val: #{$val}, #{$i}px 0 0 $size #{$color};
}
@return $val;
}
div {
height: 100px;
display: flex;
justify-content: center;
}
input {
align-items: center;
appearance: none;
background: none;
cursor: pointer;
display: flex;
height: 100%;
min-height: 50px;
overflow: hidden;
width: $slider-width;
&:focus {
box-shadow: none;
outline: none;
}
&::-webkit-slider-runnable-track {
background: $background-filled-slider;
content: '';
height: $slider-height;
pointer-events: none;
}
&::-webkit-slider-thumb {
@include size($thumb-width $thumb-height);
appearance: none;
background: $thumb-background;
border-radius: $thumb-radius;
box-shadow: makelongshadow($background-slider, $shadow-size);
margin-top: $fit-thumb-in-slider;
border: $thumb-border;
}
&::-moz-range-track {
width: $slider-width;
height: $slider-height;
}
&::-moz-range-thumb {
@include size($thumb-width $thumb-height);
background: $thumb-background;
border-radius: $thumb-radius;
border: $thumb-border;
position: relative;
}
&::-moz-range-progress {
height: $slider-height;
background: $background-filled-slider;
border: 0;
margin-top: 0;
}
&::-ms-track {
background: transparent;
border: 0;
border-color: transparent;
border-radius: 0;
border-width: 0;
color: transparent;
height: $slider-height;
margin-top: 10px;
width: $slider-width;
}
&::-ms-thumb {
@include size($thumb-width $thumb-height);
background: $thumb-background;
border-radius: $thumb-radius;
border: $thumb-border;
}
&::-ms-fill-lower {
background: $background-filled-slider;
border-radius: 0;
}
&::-ms-fill-upper {
background: $background-slider;
border-radius: 0;
}
&::-ms-tooltip {
display: none;
}
}
1
Well done! this is awesome!
– João Vilaça
May 26 '15 at 13:03
1
This is a clever attempt and the response that most closely answers the question. But there are issues with it: it essentially works by elongating the slider control (thumb?). This is fine for dragging but you can only click to set the position of the bar to the right of the slider. Clicking to the left doesn't do anything.
– Rich Smith
Jun 10 '15 at 16:20
1
wonderful solution thank you for all the effort! can't believe they didn't think of skinning a control. oh well just kidding I totally can
– Lorenzo Boccaccia
Jun 20 '15 at 15:22
1
not working on chrome 51
– fedeghe
Jul 5 '16 at 9:06
1
The only real solution I found relies on js
– fedeghe
Jul 15 '16 at 11:36
|
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I did a cross-browser solution (+IE9, FF, Chrome, Safari), only CSS.
[Updated 24.11.2016]
http://codepen.io/nlfonseca/pen/MwbovQ
@import 'bourbon';
$slider-width-number: 240;
$slider-width: #{$slider-width-number}px;
$slider-height: 2px;
$background-slider: #c7c7c7;
$background-filled-slider: #e33d44;
$thumb-width: 28px;
$thumb-height: 18px;
$thumb-radius: 8px;
$thumb-background: #fff;
$thumb-border: 1px solid #777;
$shadow-size: -8px;
$fit-thumb-in-slider: -8px;
@function makelongshadow($color, $size) {
$val: 5px 0 0 $size $color;
@for $i from 6 through $slider-width-number {
$val: #{$val}, #{$i}px 0 0 $size #{$color};
}
@return $val;
}
div {
height: 100px;
display: flex;
justify-content: center;
}
input {
align-items: center;
appearance: none;
background: none;
cursor: pointer;
display: flex;
height: 100%;
min-height: 50px;
overflow: hidden;
width: $slider-width;
&:focus {
box-shadow: none;
outline: none;
}
&::-webkit-slider-runnable-track {
background: $background-filled-slider;
content: '';
height: $slider-height;
pointer-events: none;
}
&::-webkit-slider-thumb {
@include size($thumb-width $thumb-height);
appearance: none;
background: $thumb-background;
border-radius: $thumb-radius;
box-shadow: makelongshadow($background-slider, $shadow-size);
margin-top: $fit-thumb-in-slider;
border: $thumb-border;
}
&::-moz-range-track {
width: $slider-width;
height: $slider-height;
}
&::-moz-range-thumb {
@include size($thumb-width $thumb-height);
background: $thumb-background;
border-radius: $thumb-radius;
border: $thumb-border;
position: relative;
}
&::-moz-range-progress {
height: $slider-height;
background: $background-filled-slider;
border: 0;
margin-top: 0;
}
&::-ms-track {
background: transparent;
border: 0;
border-color: transparent;
border-radius: 0;
border-width: 0;
color: transparent;
height: $slider-height;
margin-top: 10px;
width: $slider-width;
}
&::-ms-thumb {
@include size($thumb-width $thumb-height);
background: $thumb-background;
border-radius: $thumb-radius;
border: $thumb-border;
}
&::-ms-fill-lower {
background: $background-filled-slider;
border-radius: 0;
}
&::-ms-fill-upper {
background: $background-slider;
border-radius: 0;
}
&::-ms-tooltip {
display: none;
}
}
I did a cross-browser solution (+IE9, FF, Chrome, Safari), only CSS.
[Updated 24.11.2016]
http://codepen.io/nlfonseca/pen/MwbovQ
@import 'bourbon';
$slider-width-number: 240;
$slider-width: #{$slider-width-number}px;
$slider-height: 2px;
$background-slider: #c7c7c7;
$background-filled-slider: #e33d44;
$thumb-width: 28px;
$thumb-height: 18px;
$thumb-radius: 8px;
$thumb-background: #fff;
$thumb-border: 1px solid #777;
$shadow-size: -8px;
$fit-thumb-in-slider: -8px;
@function makelongshadow($color, $size) {
$val: 5px 0 0 $size $color;
@for $i from 6 through $slider-width-number {
$val: #{$val}, #{$i}px 0 0 $size #{$color};
}
@return $val;
}
div {
height: 100px;
display: flex;
justify-content: center;
}
input {
align-items: center;
appearance: none;
background: none;
cursor: pointer;
display: flex;
height: 100%;
min-height: 50px;
overflow: hidden;
width: $slider-width;
&:focus {
box-shadow: none;
outline: none;
}
&::-webkit-slider-runnable-track {
background: $background-filled-slider;
content: '';
height: $slider-height;
pointer-events: none;
}
&::-webkit-slider-thumb {
@include size($thumb-width $thumb-height);
appearance: none;
background: $thumb-background;
border-radius: $thumb-radius;
box-shadow: makelongshadow($background-slider, $shadow-size);
margin-top: $fit-thumb-in-slider;
border: $thumb-border;
}
&::-moz-range-track {
width: $slider-width;
height: $slider-height;
}
&::-moz-range-thumb {
@include size($thumb-width $thumb-height);
background: $thumb-background;
border-radius: $thumb-radius;
border: $thumb-border;
position: relative;
}
&::-moz-range-progress {
height: $slider-height;
background: $background-filled-slider;
border: 0;
margin-top: 0;
}
&::-ms-track {
background: transparent;
border: 0;
border-color: transparent;
border-radius: 0;
border-width: 0;
color: transparent;
height: $slider-height;
margin-top: 10px;
width: $slider-width;
}
&::-ms-thumb {
@include size($thumb-width $thumb-height);
background: $thumb-background;
border-radius: $thumb-radius;
border: $thumb-border;
}
&::-ms-fill-lower {
background: $background-filled-slider;
border-radius: 0;
}
&::-ms-fill-upper {
background: $background-slider;
border-radius: 0;
}
&::-ms-tooltip {
display: none;
}
}
edited Feb 20 '17 at 23:08


Nisse Engström
4,11892134
4,11892134
answered May 26 '15 at 11:01
nlfonsecanlfonseca
320410
320410
1
Well done! this is awesome!
– João Vilaça
May 26 '15 at 13:03
1
This is a clever attempt and the response that most closely answers the question. But there are issues with it: it essentially works by elongating the slider control (thumb?). This is fine for dragging but you can only click to set the position of the bar to the right of the slider. Clicking to the left doesn't do anything.
– Rich Smith
Jun 10 '15 at 16:20
1
wonderful solution thank you for all the effort! can't believe they didn't think of skinning a control. oh well just kidding I totally can
– Lorenzo Boccaccia
Jun 20 '15 at 15:22
1
not working on chrome 51
– fedeghe
Jul 5 '16 at 9:06
1
The only real solution I found relies on js
– fedeghe
Jul 15 '16 at 11:36
|
show 4 more comments
1
Well done! this is awesome!
– João Vilaça
May 26 '15 at 13:03
1
This is a clever attempt and the response that most closely answers the question. But there are issues with it: it essentially works by elongating the slider control (thumb?). This is fine for dragging but you can only click to set the position of the bar to the right of the slider. Clicking to the left doesn't do anything.
– Rich Smith
Jun 10 '15 at 16:20
1
wonderful solution thank you for all the effort! can't believe they didn't think of skinning a control. oh well just kidding I totally can
– Lorenzo Boccaccia
Jun 20 '15 at 15:22
1
not working on chrome 51
– fedeghe
Jul 5 '16 at 9:06
1
The only real solution I found relies on js
– fedeghe
Jul 15 '16 at 11:36
1
1
Well done! this is awesome!
– João Vilaça
May 26 '15 at 13:03
Well done! this is awesome!
– João Vilaça
May 26 '15 at 13:03
1
1
This is a clever attempt and the response that most closely answers the question. But there are issues with it: it essentially works by elongating the slider control (thumb?). This is fine for dragging but you can only click to set the position of the bar to the right of the slider. Clicking to the left doesn't do anything.
– Rich Smith
Jun 10 '15 at 16:20
This is a clever attempt and the response that most closely answers the question. But there are issues with it: it essentially works by elongating the slider control (thumb?). This is fine for dragging but you can only click to set the position of the bar to the right of the slider. Clicking to the left doesn't do anything.
– Rich Smith
Jun 10 '15 at 16:20
1
1
wonderful solution thank you for all the effort! can't believe they didn't think of skinning a control. oh well just kidding I totally can
– Lorenzo Boccaccia
Jun 20 '15 at 15:22
wonderful solution thank you for all the effort! can't believe they didn't think of skinning a control. oh well just kidding I totally can
– Lorenzo Boccaccia
Jun 20 '15 at 15:22
1
1
not working on chrome 51
– fedeghe
Jul 5 '16 at 9:06
not working on chrome 51
– fedeghe
Jul 5 '16 at 9:06
1
1
The only real solution I found relies on js
– fedeghe
Jul 15 '16 at 11:36
The only real solution I found relies on js
– fedeghe
Jul 15 '16 at 11:36
|
show 4 more comments
You can in Webkit, through the -webkit-slider-thumb
pseudo-element: http://jsfiddle.net/leaverou/BNm8j/
input[type=range] {
-webkit-appearance: none;
background-color: silver;
width: 200px;
height:20px;
}
input[type="range"]::-webkit-slider-thumb {
-webkit-appearance: none;
background-color: #666;
opacity: 0.5;
width: 10px;
height: 26px;
}
<input type="range" min="0" max="100" />
Although the others are right about input type="range"
not being the right element for the job.
You should use the <progress>
element and for browsers that don't support it, this polyfill: http://lea.verou.me/polyfills/progress/
1
input type="range"
is the right element andprogress
isn't if user input is desired.
– Oriol
Jan 25 '14 at 18:59
add a comment |
You can in Webkit, through the -webkit-slider-thumb
pseudo-element: http://jsfiddle.net/leaverou/BNm8j/
input[type=range] {
-webkit-appearance: none;
background-color: silver;
width: 200px;
height:20px;
}
input[type="range"]::-webkit-slider-thumb {
-webkit-appearance: none;
background-color: #666;
opacity: 0.5;
width: 10px;
height: 26px;
}
<input type="range" min="0" max="100" />
Although the others are right about input type="range"
not being the right element for the job.
You should use the <progress>
element and for browsers that don't support it, this polyfill: http://lea.verou.me/polyfills/progress/
1
input type="range"
is the right element andprogress
isn't if user input is desired.
– Oriol
Jan 25 '14 at 18:59
add a comment |
You can in Webkit, through the -webkit-slider-thumb
pseudo-element: http://jsfiddle.net/leaverou/BNm8j/
input[type=range] {
-webkit-appearance: none;
background-color: silver;
width: 200px;
height:20px;
}
input[type="range"]::-webkit-slider-thumb {
-webkit-appearance: none;
background-color: #666;
opacity: 0.5;
width: 10px;
height: 26px;
}
<input type="range" min="0" max="100" />
Although the others are right about input type="range"
not being the right element for the job.
You should use the <progress>
element and for browsers that don't support it, this polyfill: http://lea.verou.me/polyfills/progress/
You can in Webkit, through the -webkit-slider-thumb
pseudo-element: http://jsfiddle.net/leaverou/BNm8j/
input[type=range] {
-webkit-appearance: none;
background-color: silver;
width: 200px;
height:20px;
}
input[type="range"]::-webkit-slider-thumb {
-webkit-appearance: none;
background-color: #666;
opacity: 0.5;
width: 10px;
height: 26px;
}
<input type="range" min="0" max="100" />
Although the others are right about input type="range"
not being the right element for the job.
You should use the <progress>
element and for browsers that don't support it, this polyfill: http://lea.verou.me/polyfills/progress/
input[type=range] {
-webkit-appearance: none;
background-color: silver;
width: 200px;
height:20px;
}
input[type="range"]::-webkit-slider-thumb {
-webkit-appearance: none;
background-color: #666;
opacity: 0.5;
width: 10px;
height: 26px;
}
<input type="range" min="0" max="100" />
input[type=range] {
-webkit-appearance: none;
background-color: silver;
width: 200px;
height:20px;
}
input[type="range"]::-webkit-slider-thumb {
-webkit-appearance: none;
background-color: #666;
opacity: 0.5;
width: 10px;
height: 26px;
}
<input type="range" min="0" max="100" />
edited Mar 2 '17 at 23:37


Nisse Engström
4,11892134
4,11892134
answered Jan 24 '11 at 21:34
Lea VerouLea Verou
18k83645
18k83645
1
input type="range"
is the right element andprogress
isn't if user input is desired.
– Oriol
Jan 25 '14 at 18:59
add a comment |
1
input type="range"
is the right element andprogress
isn't if user input is desired.
– Oriol
Jan 25 '14 at 18:59
1
1
input type="range"
is the right element and progress
isn't if user input is desired.– Oriol
Jan 25 '14 at 18:59
input type="range"
is the right element and progress
isn't if user input is desired.– Oriol
Jan 25 '14 at 18:59
add a comment |
You can edit the CSS of the range input, using input[type="range"]::-webkit-slider-thumb
and input[type="range"]
.
Here is the example of it,
http://webstutorial.com/range-input-slider-html5-css3/html-5
I know this is already answered but just sharing it.
add a comment |
You can edit the CSS of the range input, using input[type="range"]::-webkit-slider-thumb
and input[type="range"]
.
Here is the example of it,
http://webstutorial.com/range-input-slider-html5-css3/html-5
I know this is already answered but just sharing it.
add a comment |
You can edit the CSS of the range input, using input[type="range"]::-webkit-slider-thumb
and input[type="range"]
.
Here is the example of it,
http://webstutorial.com/range-input-slider-html5-css3/html-5
I know this is already answered but just sharing it.
You can edit the CSS of the range input, using input[type="range"]::-webkit-slider-thumb
and input[type="range"]
.
Here is the example of it,
http://webstutorial.com/range-input-slider-html5-css3/html-5
I know this is already answered but just sharing it.
edited Feb 21 '17 at 4:55


Nisse Engström
4,11892134
4,11892134
answered Apr 4 '12 at 17:32


Niraj ChauhanNiraj Chauhan
3,76183569
3,76183569
add a comment |
add a comment |
jQuery Tools provides a plug-in that creates stylable elements from a range input, and what's more, makes it still work as a slider in older browsers that don't support input[type=range]
.
Allows you to style:
- the handle
- the slider
- optional progress fill
- value output field
I've used it many times and it's a great tool.
WARNING: doesn't work on touch devices. I don't have as much experience with it, but you could try the jQuery mobile slider: http://view.jquerymobile.com/1.3.0/docs/widgets/sliders/
http://jquerytools.github.io/demos/rangeinput/index.html
add a comment |
jQuery Tools provides a plug-in that creates stylable elements from a range input, and what's more, makes it still work as a slider in older browsers that don't support input[type=range]
.
Allows you to style:
- the handle
- the slider
- optional progress fill
- value output field
I've used it many times and it's a great tool.
WARNING: doesn't work on touch devices. I don't have as much experience with it, but you could try the jQuery mobile slider: http://view.jquerymobile.com/1.3.0/docs/widgets/sliders/
http://jquerytools.github.io/demos/rangeinput/index.html
add a comment |
jQuery Tools provides a plug-in that creates stylable elements from a range input, and what's more, makes it still work as a slider in older browsers that don't support input[type=range]
.
Allows you to style:
- the handle
- the slider
- optional progress fill
- value output field
I've used it many times and it's a great tool.
WARNING: doesn't work on touch devices. I don't have as much experience with it, but you could try the jQuery mobile slider: http://view.jquerymobile.com/1.3.0/docs/widgets/sliders/
http://jquerytools.github.io/demos/rangeinput/index.html
jQuery Tools provides a plug-in that creates stylable elements from a range input, and what's more, makes it still work as a slider in older browsers that don't support input[type=range]
.
Allows you to style:
- the handle
- the slider
- optional progress fill
- value output field
I've used it many times and it's a great tool.
WARNING: doesn't work on touch devices. I don't have as much experience with it, but you could try the jQuery mobile slider: http://view.jquerymobile.com/1.3.0/docs/widgets/sliders/
http://jquerytools.github.io/demos/rangeinput/index.html
edited Mar 3 '17 at 19:00


Nisse Engström
4,11892134
4,11892134
answered Mar 12 '13 at 15:23
inorganikinorganik
12.5k126182
12.5k126182
add a comment |
add a comment |
When I looked at this question I needed something simple. There are already a number of framework answers on how to do this, but sometimes it is more lightweight and flexible just to create your own. Of course, you get a certain amount for free with a framework (and it is often the right choice if it is a good fit), but you then have to worry about framework compatibility, support and digging into the depths of the framework to go outside its boundaries.
Here is a simple javascript-only slider. Basically it is an img for the slider, an img for the button and a callback with a progress percent. Not an all-singing and dancing slider, but something simple to build on.
The demo
The HTML
<div id='bb_sliderContainer' ondragstart="return false;" ondrop="return false;">
<img id='bb_slider' src='slider.png'/>
<img id='bb_sliderButton' src='sliderbutton.png'/>
</div>
The script
Place in a javascript file:
(function(bb,undefined){
bb.Slider = function(buttonCssId,sliderCssId,initialPercentage,progressUpdate)
{
var halfButtonWidth = 5;
var sliderMoving = false;
var buttonElement = document.getElementById(buttonCssId);
var sliderElement = document.getElementById(sliderCssId);
var length = sliderElement.clientWidth;
var leftPos = 0;
var rightPos = leftPos + length;
length = rightPos - leftPos;
if( initialPercentage )
{
var buttonPos = leftPos + initialPercentage / 100 * length;
buttonElement.style.left = buttonPos - halfButtonWidth + 'px';
}
buttonElement.addEventListener( 'mousedown', function(){
sliderMoving = true;
} );
document.addEventListener( 'mousemove', function(event){
if( sliderMoving == true )
{
var rect = sliderElement.getBoundingClientRect();
var mouseX = event.clientX - rect.left;
var prop = mouseX / length;
if( prop < 0 )
{
prop = 0;
mouseX = 0;
}
if( prop > 1 )
{
prop = 1;
mouseX = length;
}
buttonElement.style.left = leftPos + prop * length - halfButtonWidth + 'px';
progressUpdate(prop * 100);
}
});
document.addEventListener( 'mouseup', function(){
sliderMoving = false;
});
}
}(window.bb = window.bb || {}));
Example use
HTML:
<img src='space.png' style='width:50%;position:relative;top:20px' id='bb_sliderSubject'>
Javascript:
function sliderUpdate(percentage)
{
var sliderSubject = document.getElementById('bb_sliderSubject');
sliderSubject.style.width = percentage + '%';
}
window.onload=function()
{
var slider = new bb.Slider('bb_sliderButton','bb_slider',50,sliderUpdate);
}
add a comment |
When I looked at this question I needed something simple. There are already a number of framework answers on how to do this, but sometimes it is more lightweight and flexible just to create your own. Of course, you get a certain amount for free with a framework (and it is often the right choice if it is a good fit), but you then have to worry about framework compatibility, support and digging into the depths of the framework to go outside its boundaries.
Here is a simple javascript-only slider. Basically it is an img for the slider, an img for the button and a callback with a progress percent. Not an all-singing and dancing slider, but something simple to build on.
The demo
The HTML
<div id='bb_sliderContainer' ondragstart="return false;" ondrop="return false;">
<img id='bb_slider' src='slider.png'/>
<img id='bb_sliderButton' src='sliderbutton.png'/>
</div>
The script
Place in a javascript file:
(function(bb,undefined){
bb.Slider = function(buttonCssId,sliderCssId,initialPercentage,progressUpdate)
{
var halfButtonWidth = 5;
var sliderMoving = false;
var buttonElement = document.getElementById(buttonCssId);
var sliderElement = document.getElementById(sliderCssId);
var length = sliderElement.clientWidth;
var leftPos = 0;
var rightPos = leftPos + length;
length = rightPos - leftPos;
if( initialPercentage )
{
var buttonPos = leftPos + initialPercentage / 100 * length;
buttonElement.style.left = buttonPos - halfButtonWidth + 'px';
}
buttonElement.addEventListener( 'mousedown', function(){
sliderMoving = true;
} );
document.addEventListener( 'mousemove', function(event){
if( sliderMoving == true )
{
var rect = sliderElement.getBoundingClientRect();
var mouseX = event.clientX - rect.left;
var prop = mouseX / length;
if( prop < 0 )
{
prop = 0;
mouseX = 0;
}
if( prop > 1 )
{
prop = 1;
mouseX = length;
}
buttonElement.style.left = leftPos + prop * length - halfButtonWidth + 'px';
progressUpdate(prop * 100);
}
});
document.addEventListener( 'mouseup', function(){
sliderMoving = false;
});
}
}(window.bb = window.bb || {}));
Example use
HTML:
<img src='space.png' style='width:50%;position:relative;top:20px' id='bb_sliderSubject'>
Javascript:
function sliderUpdate(percentage)
{
var sliderSubject = document.getElementById('bb_sliderSubject');
sliderSubject.style.width = percentage + '%';
}
window.onload=function()
{
var slider = new bb.Slider('bb_sliderButton','bb_slider',50,sliderUpdate);
}
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When I looked at this question I needed something simple. There are already a number of framework answers on how to do this, but sometimes it is more lightweight and flexible just to create your own. Of course, you get a certain amount for free with a framework (and it is often the right choice if it is a good fit), but you then have to worry about framework compatibility, support and digging into the depths of the framework to go outside its boundaries.
Here is a simple javascript-only slider. Basically it is an img for the slider, an img for the button and a callback with a progress percent. Not an all-singing and dancing slider, but something simple to build on.
The demo
The HTML
<div id='bb_sliderContainer' ondragstart="return false;" ondrop="return false;">
<img id='bb_slider' src='slider.png'/>
<img id='bb_sliderButton' src='sliderbutton.png'/>
</div>
The script
Place in a javascript file:
(function(bb,undefined){
bb.Slider = function(buttonCssId,sliderCssId,initialPercentage,progressUpdate)
{
var halfButtonWidth = 5;
var sliderMoving = false;
var buttonElement = document.getElementById(buttonCssId);
var sliderElement = document.getElementById(sliderCssId);
var length = sliderElement.clientWidth;
var leftPos = 0;
var rightPos = leftPos + length;
length = rightPos - leftPos;
if( initialPercentage )
{
var buttonPos = leftPos + initialPercentage / 100 * length;
buttonElement.style.left = buttonPos - halfButtonWidth + 'px';
}
buttonElement.addEventListener( 'mousedown', function(){
sliderMoving = true;
} );
document.addEventListener( 'mousemove', function(event){
if( sliderMoving == true )
{
var rect = sliderElement.getBoundingClientRect();
var mouseX = event.clientX - rect.left;
var prop = mouseX / length;
if( prop < 0 )
{
prop = 0;
mouseX = 0;
}
if( prop > 1 )
{
prop = 1;
mouseX = length;
}
buttonElement.style.left = leftPos + prop * length - halfButtonWidth + 'px';
progressUpdate(prop * 100);
}
});
document.addEventListener( 'mouseup', function(){
sliderMoving = false;
});
}
}(window.bb = window.bb || {}));
Example use
HTML:
<img src='space.png' style='width:50%;position:relative;top:20px' id='bb_sliderSubject'>
Javascript:
function sliderUpdate(percentage)
{
var sliderSubject = document.getElementById('bb_sliderSubject');
sliderSubject.style.width = percentage + '%';
}
window.onload=function()
{
var slider = new bb.Slider('bb_sliderButton','bb_slider',50,sliderUpdate);
}
When I looked at this question I needed something simple. There are already a number of framework answers on how to do this, but sometimes it is more lightweight and flexible just to create your own. Of course, you get a certain amount for free with a framework (and it is often the right choice if it is a good fit), but you then have to worry about framework compatibility, support and digging into the depths of the framework to go outside its boundaries.
Here is a simple javascript-only slider. Basically it is an img for the slider, an img for the button and a callback with a progress percent. Not an all-singing and dancing slider, but something simple to build on.
The demo
The HTML
<div id='bb_sliderContainer' ondragstart="return false;" ondrop="return false;">
<img id='bb_slider' src='slider.png'/>
<img id='bb_sliderButton' src='sliderbutton.png'/>
</div>
The script
Place in a javascript file:
(function(bb,undefined){
bb.Slider = function(buttonCssId,sliderCssId,initialPercentage,progressUpdate)
{
var halfButtonWidth = 5;
var sliderMoving = false;
var buttonElement = document.getElementById(buttonCssId);
var sliderElement = document.getElementById(sliderCssId);
var length = sliderElement.clientWidth;
var leftPos = 0;
var rightPos = leftPos + length;
length = rightPos - leftPos;
if( initialPercentage )
{
var buttonPos = leftPos + initialPercentage / 100 * length;
buttonElement.style.left = buttonPos - halfButtonWidth + 'px';
}
buttonElement.addEventListener( 'mousedown', function(){
sliderMoving = true;
} );
document.addEventListener( 'mousemove', function(event){
if( sliderMoving == true )
{
var rect = sliderElement.getBoundingClientRect();
var mouseX = event.clientX - rect.left;
var prop = mouseX / length;
if( prop < 0 )
{
prop = 0;
mouseX = 0;
}
if( prop > 1 )
{
prop = 1;
mouseX = length;
}
buttonElement.style.left = leftPos + prop * length - halfButtonWidth + 'px';
progressUpdate(prop * 100);
}
});
document.addEventListener( 'mouseup', function(){
sliderMoving = false;
});
}
}(window.bb = window.bb || {}));
Example use
HTML:
<img src='space.png' style='width:50%;position:relative;top:20px' id='bb_sliderSubject'>
Javascript:
function sliderUpdate(percentage)
{
var sliderSubject = document.getElementById('bb_sliderSubject');
sliderSubject.style.width = percentage + '%';
}
window.onload=function()
{
var slider = new bb.Slider('bb_sliderButton','bb_slider',50,sliderUpdate);
}
edited May 11 '14 at 5:39
answered May 8 '14 at 22:12


acarlonacarlon
10.4k55073
10.4k55073
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This is an example:
input[type='range'] {
-webkit-appearance: none;
border-radius: 5px;
box-shadow: inset 0 0 5px #333;
background-color: #999;
height: 10px;
vertical-align: middle;
}
input[type='range']::-moz-range-track {
-moz-appearance: none;
border-radius: 5px;
box-shadow: inset 0 0 5px #333;
background-color: #999;
height: 10px;
}
input[type='range']::-webkit-slider-thumb {
-webkit-appearance: none !important;
border-radius: 20px;
background-color: #FFF;
box-shadow:inset 0 0 10px rgba(000,000,000,0.5);
border: 1px solid #999;
height: 20px;
width: 20px;
}
input[type='range']::-moz-range-thumb {
-moz-appearance: none;
border-radius: 20px;
background-color: #FFF;
box-shadow:inset 0 0 10px rgba(000,000,000,0.5);
border: 1px solid #999;
height: 20px;
width: 20px;
}
<input type="range">
From where did the author of the snippet get selector names like moz-range-track? Is there any possibility to find them in chrome?
– Ini
Jul 28 '18 at 22:08
1
@Invader developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/::-moz-range-track
– edCoder
Jul 30 '18 at 6:09
add a comment |
This is an example:
input[type='range'] {
-webkit-appearance: none;
border-radius: 5px;
box-shadow: inset 0 0 5px #333;
background-color: #999;
height: 10px;
vertical-align: middle;
}
input[type='range']::-moz-range-track {
-moz-appearance: none;
border-radius: 5px;
box-shadow: inset 0 0 5px #333;
background-color: #999;
height: 10px;
}
input[type='range']::-webkit-slider-thumb {
-webkit-appearance: none !important;
border-radius: 20px;
background-color: #FFF;
box-shadow:inset 0 0 10px rgba(000,000,000,0.5);
border: 1px solid #999;
height: 20px;
width: 20px;
}
input[type='range']::-moz-range-thumb {
-moz-appearance: none;
border-radius: 20px;
background-color: #FFF;
box-shadow:inset 0 0 10px rgba(000,000,000,0.5);
border: 1px solid #999;
height: 20px;
width: 20px;
}
<input type="range">
From where did the author of the snippet get selector names like moz-range-track? Is there any possibility to find them in chrome?
– Ini
Jul 28 '18 at 22:08
1
@Invader developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/::-moz-range-track
– edCoder
Jul 30 '18 at 6:09
add a comment |
This is an example:
input[type='range'] {
-webkit-appearance: none;
border-radius: 5px;
box-shadow: inset 0 0 5px #333;
background-color: #999;
height: 10px;
vertical-align: middle;
}
input[type='range']::-moz-range-track {
-moz-appearance: none;
border-radius: 5px;
box-shadow: inset 0 0 5px #333;
background-color: #999;
height: 10px;
}
input[type='range']::-webkit-slider-thumb {
-webkit-appearance: none !important;
border-radius: 20px;
background-color: #FFF;
box-shadow:inset 0 0 10px rgba(000,000,000,0.5);
border: 1px solid #999;
height: 20px;
width: 20px;
}
input[type='range']::-moz-range-thumb {
-moz-appearance: none;
border-radius: 20px;
background-color: #FFF;
box-shadow:inset 0 0 10px rgba(000,000,000,0.5);
border: 1px solid #999;
height: 20px;
width: 20px;
}
<input type="range">
This is an example:
input[type='range'] {
-webkit-appearance: none;
border-radius: 5px;
box-shadow: inset 0 0 5px #333;
background-color: #999;
height: 10px;
vertical-align: middle;
}
input[type='range']::-moz-range-track {
-moz-appearance: none;
border-radius: 5px;
box-shadow: inset 0 0 5px #333;
background-color: #999;
height: 10px;
}
input[type='range']::-webkit-slider-thumb {
-webkit-appearance: none !important;
border-radius: 20px;
background-color: #FFF;
box-shadow:inset 0 0 10px rgba(000,000,000,0.5);
border: 1px solid #999;
height: 20px;
width: 20px;
}
input[type='range']::-moz-range-thumb {
-moz-appearance: none;
border-radius: 20px;
background-color: #FFF;
box-shadow:inset 0 0 10px rgba(000,000,000,0.5);
border: 1px solid #999;
height: 20px;
width: 20px;
}
<input type="range">
input[type='range'] {
-webkit-appearance: none;
border-radius: 5px;
box-shadow: inset 0 0 5px #333;
background-color: #999;
height: 10px;
vertical-align: middle;
}
input[type='range']::-moz-range-track {
-moz-appearance: none;
border-radius: 5px;
box-shadow: inset 0 0 5px #333;
background-color: #999;
height: 10px;
}
input[type='range']::-webkit-slider-thumb {
-webkit-appearance: none !important;
border-radius: 20px;
background-color: #FFF;
box-shadow:inset 0 0 10px rgba(000,000,000,0.5);
border: 1px solid #999;
height: 20px;
width: 20px;
}
input[type='range']::-moz-range-thumb {
-moz-appearance: none;
border-radius: 20px;
background-color: #FFF;
box-shadow:inset 0 0 10px rgba(000,000,000,0.5);
border: 1px solid #999;
height: 20px;
width: 20px;
}
<input type="range">
input[type='range'] {
-webkit-appearance: none;
border-radius: 5px;
box-shadow: inset 0 0 5px #333;
background-color: #999;
height: 10px;
vertical-align: middle;
}
input[type='range']::-moz-range-track {
-moz-appearance: none;
border-radius: 5px;
box-shadow: inset 0 0 5px #333;
background-color: #999;
height: 10px;
}
input[type='range']::-webkit-slider-thumb {
-webkit-appearance: none !important;
border-radius: 20px;
background-color: #FFF;
box-shadow:inset 0 0 10px rgba(000,000,000,0.5);
border: 1px solid #999;
height: 20px;
width: 20px;
}
input[type='range']::-moz-range-thumb {
-moz-appearance: none;
border-radius: 20px;
background-color: #FFF;
box-shadow:inset 0 0 10px rgba(000,000,000,0.5);
border: 1px solid #999;
height: 20px;
width: 20px;
}
<input type="range">
edited Mar 3 '17 at 19:16


Nisse Engström
4,11892134
4,11892134
answered Aug 23 '14 at 5:23


edCoderedCoder
850827
850827
From where did the author of the snippet get selector names like moz-range-track? Is there any possibility to find them in chrome?
– Ini
Jul 28 '18 at 22:08
1
@Invader developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/::-moz-range-track
– edCoder
Jul 30 '18 at 6:09
add a comment |
From where did the author of the snippet get selector names like moz-range-track? Is there any possibility to find them in chrome?
– Ini
Jul 28 '18 at 22:08
1
@Invader developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/::-moz-range-track
– edCoder
Jul 30 '18 at 6:09
From where did the author of the snippet get selector names like moz-range-track? Is there any possibility to find them in chrome?
– Ini
Jul 28 '18 at 22:08
From where did the author of the snippet get selector names like moz-range-track? Is there any possibility to find them in chrome?
– Ini
Jul 28 '18 at 22:08
1
1
@Invader developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/::-moz-range-track
– edCoder
Jul 30 '18 at 6:09
@Invader developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/::-moz-range-track
– edCoder
Jul 30 '18 at 6:09
add a comment |
See http://afarkas.github.io/webshim/demos/demos/webforms/styler/index.html?range
It's a tool that produces cross-browser code to style both native and webshims range inputs like you want.
.ws-range, input[type="range"] {
/* Range styles: width, height, border-radius, background */
-webkit-appearance: none;cursor: pointer;border: 0;outline: none;padding: 0;margin: 20.5px 0;
}
.ws-range .ws-range-thumb {
/* Thumb styles: width, height, border, border-radius, background */
}
.ws-range.ws-focus .ws-range-thumb {
/* Thumb focus styles: border-color, background */
}
.ws-range.ws-active .ws-range-thumb {
/* Thumb active styles: border-color, background */
}
.ws-range .ws-range-min {
/* Thumb progress styles: display, background */
border-radius: /* same as range */;
height: 100%;
}
input[type="range"]::-moz-range-track {
border: none;background: transparent;
}
input[type="range"]::-ms-tooltip {
display: none;
}
input[type="range"]::-webkit-slider-thumb {
/* Thumb styles: width, height, border, border-radius, background */
-webkit-appearance: none;
}
input[type="range"]::-ms-track {
/* Range styles: width, height, border-radius, background */
color: transparent;border: 0;
}
input[type="range"]::-moz-range-thumb {
/* Thumb styles: width, height, border, border-radius, background */
}
input[type="range"]::-ms-thumb {
/* Thumb styles: width, height, border, border-radius, background */
}
input[type="range"]:focus::-webkit-slider-thumb {
/* Thumb focus styles: border-color, background */
}
input[type="range"]:focus::-moz-range-thumb {
/* Thumb focus styles: border-color, background */
}
input[type="range"]:focus::-ms-thumb {
/* Thumb focus styles: border-color, background */
}
input[type="range"]:active::-webkit-slider-thumb {
/* Thumb active styles: border-color, background */
}
input[type="range"]:active::-moz-range-thumb {
/* Thumb active styles: border-color, background */
}
input[type="range"]:active::-ms-thumb {
/* Thumb active styles: border-color, background */
}
input[type="range"]::-moz-range-progress {
/* Thumb progress styles: display, background */
border-radius: /* same as range */;
height: 100%;
}
input[type="range"]::-ms-fill-lower {
/* Thumb progress styles: display, background */
border-radius: /* same as range */;
height: 100%;
}
.no-cssrangeinput input[type="range"] {
background: transparent;margin: 0;border: 0;min-height: 51px;
}
5
The link is dead :(
– Sebastien C.
May 13 '14 at 14:09
add a comment |
See http://afarkas.github.io/webshim/demos/demos/webforms/styler/index.html?range
It's a tool that produces cross-browser code to style both native and webshims range inputs like you want.
.ws-range, input[type="range"] {
/* Range styles: width, height, border-radius, background */
-webkit-appearance: none;cursor: pointer;border: 0;outline: none;padding: 0;margin: 20.5px 0;
}
.ws-range .ws-range-thumb {
/* Thumb styles: width, height, border, border-radius, background */
}
.ws-range.ws-focus .ws-range-thumb {
/* Thumb focus styles: border-color, background */
}
.ws-range.ws-active .ws-range-thumb {
/* Thumb active styles: border-color, background */
}
.ws-range .ws-range-min {
/* Thumb progress styles: display, background */
border-radius: /* same as range */;
height: 100%;
}
input[type="range"]::-moz-range-track {
border: none;background: transparent;
}
input[type="range"]::-ms-tooltip {
display: none;
}
input[type="range"]::-webkit-slider-thumb {
/* Thumb styles: width, height, border, border-radius, background */
-webkit-appearance: none;
}
input[type="range"]::-ms-track {
/* Range styles: width, height, border-radius, background */
color: transparent;border: 0;
}
input[type="range"]::-moz-range-thumb {
/* Thumb styles: width, height, border, border-radius, background */
}
input[type="range"]::-ms-thumb {
/* Thumb styles: width, height, border, border-radius, background */
}
input[type="range"]:focus::-webkit-slider-thumb {
/* Thumb focus styles: border-color, background */
}
input[type="range"]:focus::-moz-range-thumb {
/* Thumb focus styles: border-color, background */
}
input[type="range"]:focus::-ms-thumb {
/* Thumb focus styles: border-color, background */
}
input[type="range"]:active::-webkit-slider-thumb {
/* Thumb active styles: border-color, background */
}
input[type="range"]:active::-moz-range-thumb {
/* Thumb active styles: border-color, background */
}
input[type="range"]:active::-ms-thumb {
/* Thumb active styles: border-color, background */
}
input[type="range"]::-moz-range-progress {
/* Thumb progress styles: display, background */
border-radius: /* same as range */;
height: 100%;
}
input[type="range"]::-ms-fill-lower {
/* Thumb progress styles: display, background */
border-radius: /* same as range */;
height: 100%;
}
.no-cssrangeinput input[type="range"] {
background: transparent;margin: 0;border: 0;min-height: 51px;
}
5
The link is dead :(
– Sebastien C.
May 13 '14 at 14:09
add a comment |
See http://afarkas.github.io/webshim/demos/demos/webforms/styler/index.html?range
It's a tool that produces cross-browser code to style both native and webshims range inputs like you want.
.ws-range, input[type="range"] {
/* Range styles: width, height, border-radius, background */
-webkit-appearance: none;cursor: pointer;border: 0;outline: none;padding: 0;margin: 20.5px 0;
}
.ws-range .ws-range-thumb {
/* Thumb styles: width, height, border, border-radius, background */
}
.ws-range.ws-focus .ws-range-thumb {
/* Thumb focus styles: border-color, background */
}
.ws-range.ws-active .ws-range-thumb {
/* Thumb active styles: border-color, background */
}
.ws-range .ws-range-min {
/* Thumb progress styles: display, background */
border-radius: /* same as range */;
height: 100%;
}
input[type="range"]::-moz-range-track {
border: none;background: transparent;
}
input[type="range"]::-ms-tooltip {
display: none;
}
input[type="range"]::-webkit-slider-thumb {
/* Thumb styles: width, height, border, border-radius, background */
-webkit-appearance: none;
}
input[type="range"]::-ms-track {
/* Range styles: width, height, border-radius, background */
color: transparent;border: 0;
}
input[type="range"]::-moz-range-thumb {
/* Thumb styles: width, height, border, border-radius, background */
}
input[type="range"]::-ms-thumb {
/* Thumb styles: width, height, border, border-radius, background */
}
input[type="range"]:focus::-webkit-slider-thumb {
/* Thumb focus styles: border-color, background */
}
input[type="range"]:focus::-moz-range-thumb {
/* Thumb focus styles: border-color, background */
}
input[type="range"]:focus::-ms-thumb {
/* Thumb focus styles: border-color, background */
}
input[type="range"]:active::-webkit-slider-thumb {
/* Thumb active styles: border-color, background */
}
input[type="range"]:active::-moz-range-thumb {
/* Thumb active styles: border-color, background */
}
input[type="range"]:active::-ms-thumb {
/* Thumb active styles: border-color, background */
}
input[type="range"]::-moz-range-progress {
/* Thumb progress styles: display, background */
border-radius: /* same as range */;
height: 100%;
}
input[type="range"]::-ms-fill-lower {
/* Thumb progress styles: display, background */
border-radius: /* same as range */;
height: 100%;
}
.no-cssrangeinput input[type="range"] {
background: transparent;margin: 0;border: 0;min-height: 51px;
}
See http://afarkas.github.io/webshim/demos/demos/webforms/styler/index.html?range
It's a tool that produces cross-browser code to style both native and webshims range inputs like you want.
.ws-range, input[type="range"] {
/* Range styles: width, height, border-radius, background */
-webkit-appearance: none;cursor: pointer;border: 0;outline: none;padding: 0;margin: 20.5px 0;
}
.ws-range .ws-range-thumb {
/* Thumb styles: width, height, border, border-radius, background */
}
.ws-range.ws-focus .ws-range-thumb {
/* Thumb focus styles: border-color, background */
}
.ws-range.ws-active .ws-range-thumb {
/* Thumb active styles: border-color, background */
}
.ws-range .ws-range-min {
/* Thumb progress styles: display, background */
border-radius: /* same as range */;
height: 100%;
}
input[type="range"]::-moz-range-track {
border: none;background: transparent;
}
input[type="range"]::-ms-tooltip {
display: none;
}
input[type="range"]::-webkit-slider-thumb {
/* Thumb styles: width, height, border, border-radius, background */
-webkit-appearance: none;
}
input[type="range"]::-ms-track {
/* Range styles: width, height, border-radius, background */
color: transparent;border: 0;
}
input[type="range"]::-moz-range-thumb {
/* Thumb styles: width, height, border, border-radius, background */
}
input[type="range"]::-ms-thumb {
/* Thumb styles: width, height, border, border-radius, background */
}
input[type="range"]:focus::-webkit-slider-thumb {
/* Thumb focus styles: border-color, background */
}
input[type="range"]:focus::-moz-range-thumb {
/* Thumb focus styles: border-color, background */
}
input[type="range"]:focus::-ms-thumb {
/* Thumb focus styles: border-color, background */
}
input[type="range"]:active::-webkit-slider-thumb {
/* Thumb active styles: border-color, background */
}
input[type="range"]:active::-moz-range-thumb {
/* Thumb active styles: border-color, background */
}
input[type="range"]:active::-ms-thumb {
/* Thumb active styles: border-color, background */
}
input[type="range"]::-moz-range-progress {
/* Thumb progress styles: display, background */
border-radius: /* same as range */;
height: 100%;
}
input[type="range"]::-ms-fill-lower {
/* Thumb progress styles: display, background */
border-radius: /* same as range */;
height: 100%;
}
.no-cssrangeinput input[type="range"] {
background: transparent;margin: 0;border: 0;min-height: 51px;
}
answered Jan 18 '14 at 23:48
OriolOriol
157k34264366
157k34264366
5
The link is dead :(
– Sebastien C.
May 13 '14 at 14:09
add a comment |
5
The link is dead :(
– Sebastien C.
May 13 '14 at 14:09
5
5
The link is dead :(
– Sebastien C.
May 13 '14 at 14:09
The link is dead :(
– Sebastien C.
May 13 '14 at 14:09
add a comment |
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With a combination of javascript? Through CSS, you could have the input not displayed and render wathever's suited :before and :after the element. Then through javascript handle how all that interract with each other.
– Serge
Mar 28 '14 at 11:17
Here is an excellent article on this subject: hongkiat.com/blog/html5-range-slider-style.
– Annie
Dec 7 '14 at 14:30
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It would be helpful if you'd unaccept the currently accepted answer (and perhaps accept another one that you like). Having an answer saying "don't even try this, the technology is too new" from 5 years ago still pinned to the top of the answer list helps nobody.
– Mark Amery
Feb 28 '16 at 16:48
This is a little old but still pops up in the search engines so - here is a good example of implementation and x-browser brennaobrien.com/blog/2014/05/… . Nothing wrong with the accepted answer, its just a bit out of date.
– Pete - iCalculator
Mar 7 '17 at 13:36
Is there a javascript-based way to do this programmatically? I'm interested in dynamically modifying the attributes of the thumb element.
– hrabinowitz
May 4 '18 at 21:26