---
title: Progress steps
summary: A progress step helps users track their place in a short process by breaking it into clear, simple steps. This makes flows like setup or onboarding easier to follow and finish.
description: Use progress steps to display compact onboarding, checkout, and setup progress.
related: [/ui/components/progress, /ui/components/step]
---
import Example from '@components/Example.astro';
import ProgressSteps from '@ui/ProgressSteps.astro';

## Default markup

Use `.progress-steps` as the container and `.progress-steps-item` for each segment. These two classes are enough to create the base component structure.

```html
<ol class="progress-steps" aria-label="Onboarding progress">
  <li class="progress-steps-item"></li>
  <li class="progress-steps-item"></li>
  <li class="progress-steps-item"></li>
</ol>
```

The example below shows the default progress step structure.

<Example>
<ol class="progress-steps" aria-label="Onboarding progress"> <li class="progress-steps-item"></li> <li class="progress-steps-item"></li> <li class="progress-steps-item"></li> <li class="progress-steps-item"></li> </ol>
</Example>

## Variants

### Current and completed step

Use color classes to mark completed steps. Set `aria-current="step"` on the current item.

<Example>
<ProgressSteps count={4} active={2} ariaLabel="Setup progress" />
</Example>

### Custom labels

Use hidden labels so assistive technologies can announce meaningful step names.

<Example>
<ProgressSteps labels={['Account', 'Profile', 'Billing', 'Review']} active={3} ariaLabel="Checkout progress" />
</Example>

### Color state

Use contextual background classes on completed and current items. This helps match state color to your flow semantics.

<Example>
<div class="mb-2"> <ol class="progress-steps" aria-label="Green progress"> <li class="progress-steps-item bg-green" aria-current="step"> <span class="visually-hidden">Step 1</span> </li> <li class="progress-steps-item"> <span class="visually-hidden">Step 2</span> </li> </ol> </div> <div class="mb-2"> <ol class="progress-steps" aria-label="Orange progress"> <li class="progress-steps-item bg-orange" aria-current="step"> <span class="visually-hidden">Step 1</span> </li> <li class="progress-steps-item"> <span class="visually-hidden">Step 2</span> </li> </ol> </div> <div> <ol class="progress-steps" aria-label="Red progress"> <li class="progress-steps-item bg-red" aria-current="step"> <span class="visually-hidden">Step 1</span> </li> <li class="progress-steps-item"> <span class="visually-hidden">Step 2</span> </li> </ol> </div>
</Example>

### Width and layout utilities

Use utility classes on `.progress-steps` to control width and placement in layouts.

<Example>
<ProgressSteps count={5} active={1} class="w-50" id="profile-progress" ariaLabel="Profile completion" />
</Example>