life bar

Digital stamina gauge

A life bar is a visual indicator in video games showing a character's remaining health, typically displayed as a horizontal bar that depletes when the character takes damage.

Also called a health bar.

The term extends metaphorically to real-life energy or stamina: My life bar is running low—I need coffee.

Related
  • healthCondition of body, mind
  • HPComputing brand or vitality stat
  • hit pointUnit of game health
  • vitalityCapacity for spirited existence
  • staminaCapacity for sustained effort

hearts · gauge · meter · damage · healing · boss · video game · HUD · green · red · depleted · regenerate · status effect · potion · shield · armor · critical · knockout

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game ui element function

life barkill count

Number of eliminations

point total · mana bar · stamina bar · experience bar · timer

resource preservation vs expenditure

life barmana bar

Spell resource indicator

stamina bar · energy meter · magic points · fuel gauge

player state - vitality vs death

life bardeath screen

Display showing player lost

corpse · ghost mode · spectator mode

Family

life, bar, lives, live, lived, living, lively, liveliness, livelihood

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Rated G