Checkbox

Status

Component checklist

Key points

• Checkboxes allow users to select multiple options from a group of related items
• Checkbox groups should always be displayed vertically
• Each checkbox can be toggled on or off independently
• Each checkbox labels have an optional hint text field associated with its label
• The label and space around the checkbox are the hit state for the checkbox
• Checkboxes with more than one option are contained in a fieldset with a legend as a title
• Checkboxes with only one option do not need to be contained in a fieldset
• Use radio buttons if you want to limit users to select only one option from a list
• Use this input type along with other form guidelines

Use checkboxes to allow users to select multiple options from a list or toggle a single option on or off.

View the form guidelines on when to use a fieldset with a single checkbox or a group of checkboxes.