# Gauge Type Level - Dynamically change Unit field
**URL:** https://discourse.nodered.org/t/gauge-type-level-dynamically-change-unit-field/67849
**Category:** Dashboard
**Created:** [17 September 2022 13:07 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/gauge-type-level-dynamically-change-unit-field/67849 "2022-09-17T13:07:42Z")
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### Author:  [@hotNipi](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/hotNipi)
#### Post date: [17 September 2022 17:09 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/gauge-type-level-dynamically-change-unit-field/67849/6 "2022-09-17T17:09:45Z")
If the "Wave" animation is not main thing you are using the level gauge, it is easy enough to create your own level gauge.
Here's the starting point.
> [@Dashboard tips. Let the ui\_text act as level gauge ... DIY gauge examples](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dashboard-tips-let-the-ui-text-act-as-level-gauge-diy-gauge-examples/40878):
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> A "poor-man" level gauge created with a few lines of jquery and css. [{"id":"36bcc3c8.68771c","type":"ui\_template","z":"a05ff4cd.1ae7e8","group":"19f5ed07.08a453","name":"loll","order":12,"width":"1","height":"0","format":"\\n .levelbody{\n background: #2626b4f7;\n height: 0%;\n position: absolute;\n width: 100%;\n bottom: 0;\n z-index:0;\n transition: height 1s;\n box-shadow: inset 0px 0px 10px 0px #00000080;\n \n }\n…
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