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title: "Thermometer"
description: "This component displays a temperature value depicted as a level in a mercury thermometer."
---

# Thermometer

> This component displays a temperature value depicted as a level in a mercury thermometer.

![](therm0.png)

**Component Palette Icon**

![](therm1.png)

This component displays a temperature value depicted as a level in a mercury thermometer. Three temperature intervals can optionally be defined with their own colors. The mercury will change color based on the range that it is in.

## Properties
|Name|Description|Property Type|Scripting|Category|
|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|
|Axis Label Color|The color of the meter's y-axis label.|Color|.axisColor|Appearance|
|Border|The border surrounding this component. NOTE that the border is unaffected by rotation.|Border|.border|Common|
|Cursor|The mouse cursor to use when hovering over this component.|int|.cursorCode|Common|
|Data Quality|The data quality code for any tag bindings on this component.|int|.dataQuality|Data|
|Follow data in ranges|If true, the thermometer's Y axis will scale itself to zoom in on the current range.|boolean|.followDataInSubranges|Behavior|
|Interval 1 Color|The color of this interval.|Color|.interval1Color|Intervals|
|Interval 1 High|The upper bound of this interval.|double|.interval1High|Intervals|
|Interval 1 Low|The lower bound of this interval.|double|.interval1Low|Intervals|
|Interval 2 Color|The color of this interval.|Color|.interval2Color|Intervals|
|Interval 2 High|The upper bound of this interval.|double|.interval2High|Intervals|
|Interval 2 Low|The lower bound of this interval.|double|.interval2Low|Intervals|
|Interval 3 Color|The color of this interval.|Color|.interval3Color|Intervals|
|Interval 3 High|The upper bound of this interval.|double|.interval3High|Intervals|
|Interval 3 Low|The lower bound of this interval.|double|.interval3Low|Intervals|
|Mercury Color|The default color of the mercury.|Color|.mercuryColor|Appearance|
|Mouseover Text|The text that is displayed in the tooltip which pops up on mouseover of this component.|String|.toolTipText|Common|
|Name|The name of this component.|String|.name|Common|
|Overall High Bound|The high bound for the whole thermometer|double|.overallHigh|Data|
|Overall Low Bound|The lower bound for the whole thermometer|double|.overallLow|Data|
|Styles|Contains the component's styles|Dataset|.styles|Appearance|
|Thermometer Color|The color of the outline of the thermometer.|Color|.thermometerColor|Appearance|
|Thermometer Width|The width of the lines used to draw the thermometer.|int|.strokeWidth|Appearance|
|Units|A string to describe the units for the current value label.|int|.units|Appearance|
|Use Range Color|Controls whether or not the mercury color changes based on the range it is in.|boolean|.useSubrangePaint|Appearance|
|Value|The value to display in this thermometer. The mercury level and value label will change to reflect this.|double|.value|Data|
|Value Color|The color of the meter's current value label.|Color|.valueColor|Appearance|
|Value Label Font|The font to use for the current value label.|Font|.valueFont|Appearance|
|Visible|If disabled, the component will be hidden.|boolean|.visible|Common|

## Scripting

### Scripting Functions
This component does not have scripting functions associated with it.

### Extension Functions
This component does not have extension functions associated with it.

### Event Handlers
Event handlers allow you to run a script based off specific triggers. See the full list of available event handlers on the [Component Events](scripting\scripting-in-ignition\component-and-window-scripting\component-events.md) page

## Customizers
+ [Vision Component Customizers](visualization-and-dashboards\understanding-components\component-customizers\component-customizers.md)
+ [Style Customizer](visualization-and-dashboards\understanding-components\component-customizers\component-customizers.md#style-customizer)

## Examples

![](therm2.png)

|Property Name|Value|
|:---|:---|
|Units|Fahrenheit|
|Value|192|
|Use Range Color|True|
|Interval 1 Low|187|
|Interval 1 High|212|
|Interval 2 Low|0|
|Interval 2 High|187|
|Interval 3 Low|0|
|Interval 3 High|187|