How to See How Far You've Scrolled on a Web Page

You're reading a long article. You've been scrolling for a while. How much is left? You grab the scrollbar to check, lose your place, and have to scroll back up to find where you were.

Reading Progress Bar adds a thin progress indicator to the top of every page that fills as you scroll. At a glance, you can see that you're 40% through an article, or 80%, or almost done. It's the same concept as a progress bar in a video player, applied to reading.

This simple visual cue changes how you experience long content. Knowing you're 70% through a difficult article gives you motivation to finish. Seeing that you're only 10% through helps you decide whether to commit or save it for later.

The bar is minimal and unobtrusive — a thin colored line at the very top of the page that doesn't interfere with the website's design. It works on any page with scrollable content: articles, documentation, forums, and any other text-heavy page.

For readers who regularly consume long-form content online — technical documentation, research papers, in-depth journalism — this small addition to the browsing experience makes a surprisingly big difference in reading completion rates.