Progress circles show the progression of a system operation such as downloading, uploading, processing, etc. in a visual way. They can represent determinate or indeterminate progress.
Progress circles are used to visually show the progression of a system operation such as downloading, uploading, processing, etc. By default, progress circles have a blue fill that shows the progress.
When a progress circle needs to be placed on top of a colored background, use the over background variant. This progress circle uses a static white color regardless of the color theme. Make sure the background offers enough contrast for the progress circle to be legible.
Progress circles come in 3 sizes: small, medium (default), or large. These are available to fit various contexts. For example, the small progress circle can be used in place of an icon or in tight spaces, while the large one can be used for full-page loading.
A progress circle can be either determinate or indeterminate. By default, progress circles are determinate. Use a determinate progress circle when progress can be calculated against a specific goal (e.g., downloading a file of a known size). Use an indeterminate progress circle when progress is happening but the time or effort to completion can’t be determined (e.g., attempting to reconnect to a server).
The value shows the progress of a system operation, from 0 to 1, such as downloading, uploading, processing, etc. This is not applicable when a progress bar is indeterminate.
From the design point of view, each component has a number of options. These options and their names are platform agnostic, and each implementation should adapt these to fit into their framework.
Property | Values | Default Value |
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variant | default / over background | default |
size | small / medium / large | medium |
is indeterminate | yes / no | no |
value | number (0 to 1) Not applicable when indeterminate. | 0 |
Medium and large progress circles are optimized for large areas with no space constraints. Use them for loading content into views (e.g., web pages, panels, etc.)
Small progress circles are well suited when space is limited both vertically and horizontally, such as in buttons, menu items, and input fields.
For RTL (right-to-left) languages, the fill of both the determinate and indeterminate progress circle continues to spin clockwise.
Date | Number | Notes |
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Apr 24, 2020 | 6.0.0 |
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Apr 18, 2019 | 5.0.0 |
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Includes all interactive states that are applicable (hover, down, focus, keyboard focus, disabled).
Includes relevant options (variant, style, size, orientation, optional iconography, decorations, selection, error state, etc.)
Works properly across all four color themes (lightest, light, dark, darkest).
Includes a desktop scale (UWP, macOS, web desktop) and a mobile scale (iOS, Android, web mobile).
Includes guidelines for layout (wrapping, truncation, overflow), animation, interactions, etc.
Includes a list of dos and don’ts that highlight best practices and common mistakes.
Follows WCAG 2.0 standards for contrast (AA).
Works properly across various locales and includes guidelines for bi-directionality (RTL).
Follows WCAG 2.0 standards for keyboard accessibility guidelines and includes a description of the keyboard interactions.
All design attributes (color, typography, layout, animation, etc.) are included in Spectrum DNA.
Includes a downloadable XD file that has been generated by code and shows multiple variations, states, color themes, and scales.
Component is included in the Spectrum for Adobe XD plugin.