The HTML <meter></meter> element was introduced in HTML5. It defines a measurement. It is used only for measurements with a known minimum and maximum value. The range of the measurement must be specified, either in the element's text or with the min/max attributes.

Attributes

Attribute	Value	Description
high	number	Defines at which point the measurement's value is consider a high value.
low	number	Defines at which point the measurement's value is consider a low value.
max	number	Defines the maximum value. Default value is 1.
min	number	Defines the minimum value. Default value is 0.
optimum	number	Defines which of the measurement's value is the best value. If this value is higher then the high attribute's value, it means that the higher the value the better. If this value is lower than the low attribute's value, it means that the lower the value the better.
value	number	Defines the measurement's value.

HTML example:

<meter min="0" max="10">2</meter><br />
<meter>2 out of 10</meter><br />
<meter>20%</meter>