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@@ -75,6 +75,14 @@ Add labels to your progress bars by placing text within the `.progress-bar`.
{{< /example >}}
+Note that by default, the content inside the `.progress-bar` is controlled with `overflow: hidden`, so it doesn't bleed out of the bar. If your progress bar is shorter than its label, the content will be capped and may become unreadable. To change this behavior, you can use `.overflow-visible` from the [overflow utilities]({{< docsref "/utilities/overflow" >}}), but make sure to also define an explicit [text color]({{< docsref "/utilities/colors#colors" >}}) so the text remains readable. Be aware though that currently this approach does not take into account [color modes]({{< docsref "/customize/color-modes" >}}).
+
+{{< example >}}
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+
Long label text for the progress bar, set to a dark color
+
+{{< /example >}}
+
## Backgrounds
Use background utility classes to change the appearance of individual progress bars.
@@ -98,6 +106,31 @@ Use background utility classes to change the appearance of individual progress b
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+If you're adding labels to progress bars with a custom background color, make sure to also set an appropriate [text color]({{< docsref "/utilities/colors#colors" >}}), so the labels remain readable and have sufficient contrast.
+
+{{< example >}}
+
+
+
+
+{{< /example >}}
+
+Alternatively, you can use the new combined [color and background]({{< docsref "/helpers/color-background" >}}) helper classes.
+
+{{< example >}}
+
+{{< /example >}}
+
## Multiple bars
You can include multiple progress components inside a container with `.progress-stacked` to create a single stacked progress bar. Note that in this case, the styling to set the visual width of the progress bar *must* be applied to the `.progress` elements, rather than the `.progress-bar`s.