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Checkbox

Base input element to toggle an option on and off.

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<Text as="label" size="2">

  <Flex gap="2">

    <Checkbox defaultChecked />

    Agree to Terms and Conditions

  </Flex>

</Text>

API Reference

This component inherits props from the Checkbox primitive and supports common margin props.

PropTypeDefault
size
Responsive<"1" | "2" | "3">
"2"
variant
"classic" | "surface" | "soft"
"surface"
color
enum
No default value
highContrast
boolean
No default value

Examples

Size

Use the size prop to control the size of the checkbox.

<Flex align="center" gap="2">

  <Checkbox size="1" defaultChecked />

  <Checkbox size="2" defaultChecked />

  <Checkbox size="3" defaultChecked />

</Flex>

Variant

Use the variant prop to control the visual style of the checkbox.

<Flex align="center" gap="4">

  <Flex gap="2">

    <Checkbox variant="surface" defaultChecked />

    <Checkbox variant="surface" />

  </Flex>



  <Flex gap="2">

    <Checkbox variant="classic" defaultChecked />

    <Checkbox variant="classic" />

  </Flex>



  <Flex gap="2">

    <Checkbox variant="soft" defaultChecked />

    <Checkbox variant="soft" />

  </Flex>

</Flex>

Color

Use the color prop to assign a specific color.

<Flex gap="2">

  <Checkbox color="indigo" defaultChecked />

  <Checkbox color="cyan" defaultChecked />

  <Checkbox color="orange" defaultChecked />

  <Checkbox color="crimson" defaultChecked />

</Flex>

High-contrast

Use the highContrast prop to increase color contrast with the background.

<Grid columns="5" display="inline-grid" gap="2">

  <Checkbox color="indigo" defaultChecked />

  <Checkbox color="cyan" defaultChecked />

  <Checkbox color="orange" defaultChecked />

  <Checkbox color="crimson" defaultChecked />

  <Checkbox color="gray" defaultChecked />



  <Checkbox color="indigo" defaultChecked highContrast />

  <Checkbox color="cyan" defaultChecked highContrast />

  <Checkbox color="orange" defaultChecked highContrast />

  <Checkbox color="crimson" defaultChecked highContrast />

  <Checkbox color="gray" defaultChecked highContrast />

</Grid>

Alignment

Composing Checkbox within Text automatically centers it with the first line of text.

<Flex direction="column" gap="3">

  <Text as="label" size="2">

    <Flex as="span" gap="2">

      <Checkbox size="1" defaultChecked /> Agree to Terms and Conditions

    </Flex>

  </Text>



  <Text as="label" size="3">

    <Flex as="span" gap="2">

      <Checkbox size="2" defaultChecked /> Agree to Terms and Conditions

    </Flex>

  </Text>



  <Text as="label" size="4">

    <Flex as="span" gap="2">

      <Checkbox size="3" defaultChecked /> Agree to Terms and Conditions

    </Flex>

  </Text>

</Flex>

It is automatically well-aligned with multi-line text too.

<Box maxWidth="300px">

  <Text as="label" size="3">

    <Flex as="span" gap="2">

      <Checkbox defaultChecked /> I understand that these documents are

      confidential and cannot be shared with a third party.

    </Flex>

  </Text>

</Box>

Disabled

Use the native disabled attribute to create a disabled checkbox.

<Flex direction="column" gap="2">

  <Text as="label" size="2">

    <Flex as="span" gap="2">

      <Checkbox />

      Not checked

    </Flex>

  </Text>



  <Text as="label" size="2">

    <Flex as="span" gap="2">

      <Checkbox defaultChecked />

      Checked

    </Flex>

  </Text>



  <Text as="label" size="2" color="gray">

    <Flex as="span" gap="2">

      <Checkbox disabled />

      Not checked

    </Flex>

  </Text>



  <Text as="label" size="2" color="gray">

    <Flex as="span" gap="2">

      <Checkbox disabled defaultChecked />

      Checked

    </Flex>

  </Text>

</Flex>
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