A piece of apparatus, a metal bar 240 cm long and 2.8 cm in diameters, suspended 275 cm above the floor. A men's event performed on the apparatus. The routine is made up of swinging parts with no intervening stops, including at least one release move, which includes a release and a re-grasp.

A men's gymnastics competitive apparatus consisting of uprights holding a metal bar 240 centimeters (8 & ½ feet) long and 2.8 centimeters (1.1 inches) in diameters, and set at a height of 275 centimeters (9 feet off the floor. The bar is designed to deal with a force of around 200,000 pounds per square inch of force and is bolted to the floor and held down with four cables to deal with the tremendous G-forces generated during circling skill and tap swings.

The horizontal bar or high bar is an Artistic Gymnastics apparatus. It is only used by male gymnasts and is made of metal (often steel). Elements on horizontal bar are regulated by the Code of Points.