The scrollbar of your browser already does this - also it has been done before and was a common trend a few years ago (2014-2015) dictated by the article length

The scrollbar of your browser already does this - also it has been done before and was a common trend a few years ago (2014-2015) dictated by the article length rather than an arbitrary length (this one seems to be article + recommended articles below). It was used because on infinite scrolling pages you couldn't tell the length of your next read based on your scrollbar. [0] https://digiday.com/media/designers-hate-article-progress-bar/ https://digiday.com/media/designers-hate-article-progress-ba... [1] https://css-tricks.com/reading-position-indicator/ https://css-tricks.com/reading-position-indicator/ [2] https://www.designernews.co/stories/61326-whats-up-with-all-the-added-progress-bars https://www.designernews.co/stories/61326-whats-up-with-all-...