Appearance
Progress indicators inform users about the status of ongoing processes, such as loading an app or submitting a form.
There are two types of progress indicators: linear and circular.
Types 
Usage 
Progress indicators may be determinate to show progress, or indeterminate for an unspecified amount of progress.
html
<md-circular-progress value="0.75"></md-circular-progress>
<md-circular-progress indeterminate></md-circular-progress>
<md-linear-progress indeterminate></md-linear-progress>
<md-linear-progress value="0.5"></md-linear-progress>Four colors 
Indeterminate progress indicators may cycle between four colors (primary, primary container, tertiary, and tertiary container by default).
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<md-circular-progress four-color indeterminate></md-circular-progress>
<md-linear-progress four-color indeterminate></md-linear-progress>Accessibility 
Add an aria-label attribute to progress indicators to give them a descriptive name.
html
<md-circular-progress value="0.5" aria-label="Page refresh progress"></md-circular-progress>
<md-linear-progress value="0.5" aria-label="Download progress"></md-linear-progress>Circular progress 
Circular progress indicators display progress by animating along an invisible circular track in a clockwise direction.
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<md-circular-progress indeterminate></md-circular-progress>
<md-circular-progress value="0.6"></md-circular-progress>Linear progress 
Linear progress indicators display progress by animating along the length of a fixed, visible track.
html
<md-linear-progress indeterminate></md-linear-progress>
<md-linear-progress value="0.6"></md-linear-progress>Buffer 
Linear progress indicators may show a buffer to communicate both determinate and indeterminate progress. The progress bar and track represent known progress while the buffer dots represent unknown progress.
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<md-linear-progress value="0.5" buffer="0.8"></md-linear-progress>Theming 
Progress indicators supports Material theming and can be customized in terms of color.
Circular progress tokens 
| Token | Default value | 
|---|---|
--md-circular-progress-color | --md-sys-color-primary | 
--md-circular-progress-size | 48px | 
--md-circular-progress-active-indicator-width | 8.3333 (%) | 
Note: the active indicator width must be specified as a unit-less percentage of the size.
Circular progress example 
html
<style>
:root {
  --md-circular-progress-size: 32px;
  --md-circular-progress-active-indicator-width: 20;
  --md-sys-color-primary: #006A6A;
}
</style>
<md-circular-progress value="0.5"></md-circular-progress>Linear progress tokens 
| Token | Default value | 
|---|---|
--md-linear-progress-track-color | --md-sys-color-surface-container-highest | 
--md-linear-progress-track-height | 4px | 
--md-linear-progress-track-shape | --md-sys-shape-corner-none | 
--md-linear-progress-active-indicator-color | --md-sys-color-primary | 
--md-linear-progress-active-indicator-height | 4px | 
Linear progress example 
html
<style>
:root {
  --md-linear-progress-track-height: 8px;
  --md-linear-progress-track-shape: 8px;
  --md-linear-progress-active-indicator-height: 8px;
  --md-sys-color-primary: #006A6A;
  --md-sys-color-surface-container-highest: #DDE4E3;
}
</style>
<md-linear-progress value="0.5"></md-linear-progress>API 
MdLinearProgress <md-linear-progress> 
Properties 
| Property | Attribute | Type | Default | Description | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
buffer | buffer | number | 0 | Buffer amount to display, a fraction between 0 and max. If the value is 0 or negative, the buffer is not displayed. | 
value | value | number | 0 | Progress to display, a fraction between 0 and max. | 
max | max | number | 1 | Maximum progress to display, defaults to 1. | 
indeterminate | indeterminate | boolean | false | Whether or not to display indeterminate progress, which gives no indication to how long an activity will take. | 
fourColor | four-color | boolean | false | Whether or not to render indeterminate mode using 4 colors instead of one. | 
MdCircularProgress <md-circular-progress> 
Properties 
| Property | Attribute | Type | Default | Description | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
value | value | number | 0 | Progress to display, a fraction between 0 and max. | 
max | max | number | 1 | Maximum progress to display, defaults to 1. | 
indeterminate | indeterminate | boolean | false | Whether or not to display indeterminate progress, which gives no indication to how long an activity will take. | 
fourColor | four-color | boolean | false | Whether or not to render indeterminate mode using 4 colors instead of one. |