# Can I turn a thermometer into a bar?

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**Created:** [August 27, 2026, 4:16pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/can-i-turn-a-thermometer-into-a-bar/116924 "2026-08-27T16:16:27Z")\
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**Author:** ![Steve\_Laubach](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/steve_laubach/32/60900_2.png) [@Steve\_Laubach](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Steve_Laubach)\
**Post date:** [August 27, 2026, 5:20pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/can-i-turn-a-thermometer-into-a-bar/116924/2 "2026-08-27T17:20:54Z")

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The easiest way to do this is to take a flex control and put a label in it. Give the label a background color and set it to fill based on a %. So basically the label becomes your bar and the % it fills is handled by the flex.

You can display the number on the label also btw.

Edit:  
I build a demo example for someone in this thread.

> [@Rotate Progress component in Flex Container](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/rotate-progress-component-in-flex-container/108278/4):
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> You can rotate like pascal said. This will work really strangely inside a flex container. Another option is to build your own. [Vertical Progress Bar.zip](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/uploads/short-url/yc90ZN7QPVZxEJmcwiLWzOxfiQM.zip) (1.8 KB) Here's a quick and dirty one I made using a flex container and a label. I did inline styling for simplicity but I generally recommend making style sheets for this sort of thing. It's just an example of how you could make one relatively easily. Edit: ^^^ What he said slight_smile

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