Checkbox

Usage

Checkboxes may be standalone, pre-checked, or indeterminate.

Three checkboxes in a row that are unselected, selected, and indeterminate

html

<md-checkbox touch-target="wrapper"></md-checkbox>
<md-checkbox touch-target="wrapper" checked></md-checkbox>
<md-checkbox touch-target="wrapper" indeterminate></md-checkbox>

Label

Associate a label with a checkbox using the <label> element.

Two checkboxes with labels

html

<label>
  <md-checkbox touch-target="wrapper"></md-checkbox>
  Checkbox one
</label>

<md-checkbox id="checkbox-two" touch-target="wrapper"></md-checkbox>
<label for="checkbox-two">Checkbox two</label>

Accessibility

Add an aria-label attribute to checkboxes without labels or checkboxes whose labels need to be more descriptive.

html

<md-checkbox aria-label="Select all checkboxes"></md-checkbox>

<label>
  <md-checkbox aria-label="Agree to terms and conditions"></md-checkbox>
  Agree
</label>

Note: checkboxes are not automatically labelled by <label> elements and always need an aria-label. See b/294081528.

Theming

Checkbox supports Material theming and can be customized in terms of color and shape.

Tokens

Token	Default value
`--md-checkbox-outline-color`	`--md-sys-color-on-surface-variant`
`--md-checkbox-selected-container-color`	`--md-sys-color-primary`
`--md-checkbox-selected-icon-color`	`--md-sys-color-on-primary`
`--md-checkbox-container-shape`	`2px`

All tokens

Example

Image of a checkbox with a different theme applied

html

<style>
  :root {
    /* System tokens */
    --md-sys-color-primary: #006a6a;
    --md-sys-color-on-primary: #ffffff;
    --md-sys-color-on-surface-variant: #3f4948;

    /* Component tokens */
    --md-checkbox-container-shape: 0px;
  }
</style>

<md-checkbox touch-target="wrapper"></md-checkbox>
<md-checkbox touch-target="wrapper" checked></md-checkbox>

API

MdCheckbox `<md-checkbox>`

Properties

Property	Attribute	Type	Default	Description
`checked`	`checked`	`boolean`	`false`	Whether or not the checkbox is selected.
`indeterminate`	`indeterminate`	`boolean`	`false`	Whether or not the checkbox is indeterminate. https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/input/checkbox#indeterminate_state_checkboxes
`required`	`required`	`boolean`	`false`	When true, require the checkbox to be selected when participating in form submission. https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/input/checkbox#validation
`value`	`value`	`string`	`'on'`	The value of the checkbox that is submitted with a form when selected. https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/input/checkbox#value
`disabled`		`boolean`	`undefined`
`name`		`string`	`undefined`

Methods

Method	Parameters	Returns	Description
`formResetCallback`	None	`void`
`formStateRestoreCallback`	`state`	`void`

Events

Event	Type	Bubbles	Composed	Description
`change`	`Event`	Yes	No	The native `change` event on `<input>`
`input`	`InputEvent`	Yes	Yes	The native `input` event on `<input>`

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Checkbox

Usage

Label

Accessibility

Theming

Tokens

Example

API

MdCheckbox `<md-checkbox>`

Properties

Methods

Events