The :checked
CSS pseudo-class selector represents any radio (<input type="radio">
), checkbox (<input type="checkbox">
), or option (<option>
in a <select>
) element that is checked or toggled to an on
state.
The :checked
CSS pseudo-class selector represents any radio (<input type="radio">
), checkbox (<input type="checkbox">
), or option (<option>
in a <select>
) element that is checked or toggled to an on
state.
The user can engage this state by checking/selecting an element, or disengage it by unchecking/deselecting the element.
Note: Because browsers often treat <option>
s as replaced elements, the extent to which they can be styled with the :checked
pseudo-class varies from browser to browser.
:checked { /* ... */ }
<div> <input type="radio" name="my-input" id="yes" value="yes" /> <label for="yes">Yes</label> <input type="radio" name="my-input" id="no" value="no" /> <label for="no">No</label> </div> <div> <input type="checkbox" name="my-checkbox" id="opt-in" /> <label for="opt-in">Check me!</label> </div> <select name="my-select" id="fruit"> <option value="opt1">Apples</option> <option value="opt2">Grapes</option> <option value="opt3">Pears</option> </select>
div, select { margin: 8px; } /* Labels for checked inputs */ input:checked + label { color: red; } /* Radio element, when checked */ input[type="radio"]:checked { box-shadow: 0 0 0 3px orange; } /* Checkbox element, when checked */ input[type="checkbox"]:checked { box-shadow: 0 0 0 3px hotpink; } /* Option elements, when selected */ option:checked { box-shadow: 0 0 0 3px lime; color: red; }
This example utilizes the :checked
pseudo-class to let the user toggle content based on the state of a checkbox, all without using JavaScript.
<input type="checkbox" id="expand-toggle" /> <table> <thead> <tr> <th>Column #1</th> <th>Column #2</th> <th>Column #3</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr class="expandable"> <td>[more text]</td> <td>[more text]</td> <td>[more text]</td> </tr> <tr> <td>[cell text]</td> <td>[cell text]</td> <td>[cell text]</td> </tr> <tr> <td>[cell text]</td> <td>[cell text]</td> <td>[cell text]</td> </tr> <tr class="expandable"> <td>[more text]</td> <td>[more text]</td> <td>[more text]</td> </tr> <tr class="expandable"> <td>[more text]</td> <td>[more text]</td> <td>[more text]</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <label for="expand-toggle" id="expand-btn">Toggle hidden rows</label>
/* Hide the toggle checkbox */ #expand-toggle { display: none; } /* Hide expandable content by default */ .expandable { visibility: collapse; background: #ddd; } /* Style the button */ #expand-btn { display: inline-block; margin-top: 12px; padding: 5px 11px; background-color: #ff7; border: 1px solid; border-radius: 3px; } /* Show hidden content when the checkbox is checked */ #expand-toggle:checked ~ * .expandable { visibility: visible; } /* Style the button when the checkbox is checked */ #expand-toggle:checked ~ #expand-btn { background-color: #ccc; }
Specification |
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HTML Standard # selector-checked |
Selectors Level 4 # checked |
Desktop | Mobile | |||||||||||
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Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Internet Explorer | Opera | Safari | WebView Android | Chrome Android | Firefox for Android | Opera Android | Safari on IOS | Samsung Internet | |
:checked |
1On macOS, styling<option> elements has no effect. |
12On macOS, styling<option> elements has no effect. |
1["From Firefox 56,<option> elements cannot be styled.", "On macOS, styling <option> elements has no effect."] |
9 | 9On macOS, styling<option> elements has no effect. |
3.1Styling<option> elements has no effect. |
2 | 18 | 4From Firefox 56,<option> elements cannot be styled. |
10.1 | 2Styling<option> elements has no effect. |
1.0 |
<input type="checkbox">
, <input type="radio">
, <select>
, and <option>
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