Checkboxes
Checkboxes are most commonly used to give users a way to make a range of selections ( one or more). They may also be used as a way to have users indicate they agree to specific terms and services.
Example
<div class="container max-content-width">
<h2 class="text-center">Checkbox</h2>
<div class="container text-start bordered">
<h5>Checkbox Group (Stacked)</h5>
<div class="form-group">
<div class="form-check">
<label class="form-check-label" for="CheckboxDefault1">
<input class="form-check-input" type="checkbox" name="CheckboxDefault" id="CheckboxDefault1">
Checkbox 1 (Default) <span class="checkbox-overlay "></span> </label>
</div>
<div class="form-check">
<label class="form-check-label" for="CheckboxDefault2">
<input class="form-check-input" type="checkbox" name="CheckboxDefault" id="CheckboxDefault2">
Checkbox 2 (Default) <span class="checkbox-overlay "></span> </label>
</div>
<div class="form-check">
<label class="form-check-label" for="CheckboxDefault3">
<input class="form-check-input" type="checkbox" name="CheckboxDefault" id="CheckboxDefault3" checked>
Checkbox 3 (Selected) <span class="checkbox-overlay "></span> </label>
</div>
<div class="form-check">
<label class="form-check-label" for="CheckboxDefault4">
<input class="form-check-input" type="checkbox" name="CheckboxDefault" id="CheckboxDefault4" disabled>
Checkbox 4(Disabled Default) <span class="checkbox-overlay "></span> </label>
</div>
<div class="form-check">
<label class="form-check-label" for="CheckboxDefault5">
<input class="form-check-input" type="checkbox" name="CheckboxDefault" id="CheckboxDefault5">
Checkbox 5 <span class="checkbox-overlay "></span> </label>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<div class="container text-start bordered">
<h5>Checkbox Group (Stacked)</h5>
<div class="form-group field-has-error">
<div class="form-check">
<label class="form-check-label" for="CheckboxDefault121">
<input class="form-check-input" type="checkbox" name="CheckboxDefault11" id="CheckboxDefault121">
Checkbox 1 (Default) <span class="checkbox-overlay "></span> </label>
</div>
<div class="form-check">
<label class="form-check-label" for="CheckboxDefault222">
<input class="form-check-input" type="checkbox" name="CheckboxDefault11" id="CheckboxDefault222">
Checkbox 2 (Default) <span class="checkbox-overlay "></span> </label>
</div>
<div class="form-check">
<label class="form-check-label" for="CheckboxDefault333">
<input class="form-check-input" type="checkbox" name="CheckboxDefault11" id="CheckboxDefault333">
Checkbox 3 (Selected) <span class="checkbox-overlay "></span> </label>
</div>
<div class="form-check">
<label class="form-check-label" for="CheckboxDefault444">
<input class="form-check-input" type="checkbox" name="CheckboxDefault11" id="CheckboxDefault444">
Checkbox 4(Disabled Default) <span class="checkbox-overlay "></span> </label>
</div>
<div class="form-check">
<label class="form-check-label" for="CheckboxDefault555">
<input class="form-check-input" type="checkbox" name="CheckboxDefault11" id="CheckboxDefault555">
Checkbox 5 <span class="checkbox-overlay "></span> </label>
</div>
<span class="message text-danger">Error message</span> </div>
</div>
<div class="container text-start bordered">
<h5>Checkbox Group (Inline)</h5>
<div class="form-group">
<div class="form-check form-check-inline">
<label class="form-check-label" for="CheckboxDefault21">
<input class="form-check-input" type="checkbox" name="CheckboxDefault" id="CheckboxDefault21">
Checkbox 1 (Default) <span class="checkbox-overlay "></span> </label>
</div>
<div class="form-check form-check-inline">
<label class="form-check-label" for="CheckboxDefault22">
<input class="form-check-input" type="checkbox" name="CheckboxDefault" id="CheckboxDefault22">
Checkbox 2 (Default) <span class="checkbox-overlay "></span> </label>
</div>
<div class="form-check form-check-inline">
<label class="form-check-label" for="CheckboxDefault23">
<input class="form-check-input" type="checkbox" name="CheckboxDefault" id="CheckboxDefault23" checked>
Checkbox 3 (Selected) <span class="checkbox-overlay "></span> </label>
</div>
<div class="form-check form-check-inline">
<label class="form-check-label" for="CheckboxDefault24">
<input class="form-check-input" type="checkbox" name="CheckboxDefault" id="CheckboxDefault24" disabled>
Checkbox 4(Disabled Default) <span class="checkbox-overlay "></span> </label>
</div>
<div class="form-check form-check-inline">
<label class="form-check-label" for="CheckboxDefault25">
<input class="form-check-input" type="checkbox" name="CheckboxDefault" id="CheckboxDefault25">
Checkbox 5 <span class="checkbox-overlay "></span> </label>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<div class="container text-start bordered">
<h5>Checkbox Group (Inline)</h5>
<div class="form-group field-has-error">
<div class="form-check form-check-inline">
<label class="form-check-label" for="CheckboxDefault2111">
<input class="form-check-input" type="checkbox" name="CheckboxDefault" id="CheckboxDefault2111">
Checkbox 1 (Default) <span class="checkbox-overlay "></span> </label>
</div>
<div class="form-check form-check-inline">
<label class="form-check-label" for="CheckboxDefault2211">
<input class="form-check-input" type="checkbox" name="CheckboxDefault" id="CheckboxDefault2211">
Checkbox 2 (Default) <span class="checkbox-overlay "></span> </label>
</div>
<div class="form-check form-check-inline">
<label class="form-check-label" for="CheckboxDefault2311">
<input class="form-check-input" type="checkbox" name="CheckboxDefault" id="CheckboxDefault2311">
Checkbox 3 (Selected) <span class="checkbox-overlay "></span> </label>
</div>
<div class="form-check form-check-inline">
<label class="form-check-label" for="CheckboxDefault2411">
<input class="form-check-input" type="checkbox" name="CheckboxDefault" id="CheckboxDefault2411">
Checkbox 4(Disabled Default) <span class="checkbox-overlay "></span> </label>
</div>
<div class="form-check form-check-inline">
<label class="form-check-label" for="CheckboxDefault2511">
<input class="form-check-input" type="checkbox" name="CheckboxDefault" id="CheckboxDefault2511">
Checkbox 5 <span class="checkbox-overlay "></span> </label>
</div>
<span class="message text-danger">Error message</span> </div>
</div>
<div class="container text-start bordered">
<h5>Checkbox (Switches)</h5>
<div class="form-check form-switch">
<input class="form-check-input" type="checkbox" id="flexSwitchCheckDefault">
<label class="form-check-label" for="flexSwitchCheckDefault">Default switch checkbox input</label>
</div>
<div class="form-check form-switch">
<input class="form-check-input" type="checkbox" id="flexSwitchCheckChecked" checked>
<label class="form-check-label" for="flexSwitchCheckChecked">Checked switch checkbox input</label>
</div>
<div class="form-check form-switch">
<input class="form-check-input" type="checkbox" id="flexSwitchCheckDisabled" disabled>
<label class="form-check-label" for="flexSwitchCheckDisabled">Disabled switch checkbox input</label>
</div>
<div class="form-check form-switch">
<input class="form-check-input" type="checkbox" id="flexSwitchCheckCheckedDisabled" checked disabled>
<label class="form-check-label" for="flexSwitchCheckCheckedDisabled">Disabled checked switch checkbox input</label>
</div>
</div>
</div>When to use
Checkboxes should be used when:
You want users to select multiple items from a predetermined list of items.
Your users need to see all available options at once.
When users need to agree to terms and conditions
Checkboxes should not be used for:
If user needs to select 1 option from a predetermined list of items, using radio buttons would be more appropriate.
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