# Adding a gauge widget to a CloudWatch dashboard
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**Note**  
 Only the new interface in the CloudWatch console supports creation of the gauge widget. You must set a gauge range when you create this widget. 

**To add a gauge widget to a dashboard**

1. Open the CloudWatch console at [https://console.aws.amazon.com/cloudwatch/](https://console.aws.amazon.com/cloudwatch/).

1. In the navigation pane, choose **Dashboards**, and then choose a dashboard. 

1. From the dashboard screen, choose the **\$1** symbol, and then select **Gauge**. 

1.  Choose **Browse**, and then select the metric that you want to graph. 

1.  Choose **Options**. Under ***Gauge range***, set values for **Min** and **Max**. For percentages, such as CPU utilization, we recommend that you set the values for `Min` to `0` and `Max` to `100`. 

1.  (Optional) To change the color of the gauge widget, choose **Graphed metrics** and select the color box next to the metric label. A menu appears where you can choose a different color or enter a six-digit hex color code to specify a color. 

1.  Choose **Create widget**, and choose **Save dashboard**.