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.
The value is the progress of a system operation (e.g., downloading, uploading, processing) within the progress circle’s range, from the min value to max value.
The min and max values can also be customized appropriately for whatever the progress circle is showing. By default, the min value starts at 0 and the max value is set to 100.
These values are not applicable when a progress circle is indeterminate.
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).
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 |
value | number (from min to max) Not applicable when indeterminate. | - |
min value | number Not applicable when indeterminate. | 0 |
max value | number Not applicable when indeterminate. | 100 |
size | small / medium / large | medium |
is indeterminate | yes / no | no |
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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Dec 15, 2022 | 7.0.1 |
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Apr 06, 2022 | 7.0.0 |
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Aug 23, 2021 | 6.1.0 |
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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).
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).
Color is not used as the only visual means of conveying information (WCAG 2.0 1.4.1).
Text has a contrast ratio of at least 4.5:1 for small text and at least 3:1 for large text (WCAG 2.0 1.4.3).
Visual information required to identify components and states (except inactive components) has a contrast ratio of at least 3:1 (WCAG 2.1 1.4.11).
UI language and information design considerations have been incorporated into component design.
Includes relevant options (variant, style, size, orientation, optional iconography, decorations, selection, error state, etc.)
Includes guidelines for keyboard focus, layout (wrapping, truncation, overflow), animation, interactions, etc.
Includes a list of dos and don'ts that highlight best practices and common mistakes.
Includes content standards or usage guidelines for how to write or format in-product content for the component.
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 available as design tokens.
Includes a downloadable XD file that shows multiple options, states, color themes, and platform scales.
Includes a downloadable XD file, generated by code using design tokens defined in Spectrum DNA, and shows multiple options, states, color themes, and platform scales.
Component is included in the Spectrum for Adobe XD plugin.