Checkbox CSS Style Examples

This CSS code snippet comes with nine interactive checkbox style examples. Basically, it has three concepts containing three variants of each. These concepts includes slide, rounded and squared checkbox. These styles can be applied to the HTML input type radio and checkbox.

This CSS checkbox pack is best fit for complex UI and multi-themed websites. You can easily make toggle buttons, CSS custom radio inputs and checkbox with it. To do so, you just need to wrap your checkbox input a div element and define a class name provided in HTML.

HTML Code for Checkbox

First of all, create the HTML input element with type “checkbox” and wrap it into a div element and define its class name “slideOne”. Similarly, create further inputs with the class name as mentioned below.

<h1>CSS3 Checkbox Styles</h1>
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<div class="ondisplay">
  
  <section title=".slideOne">
    <!-- .slideOne -->
    <div class="slideOne">  
      <input type="checkbox" value="None" id="slideOne" name="check" checked />
      <label for="slideOne"></label>
    </div>
    <!-- end .slideOne -->
  </section>

  <section title=".slideTwo">
    <!-- .slideTwo -->
    <div class="slideTwo">  
      <input type="checkbox" value="None" id="slideTwo" name="check" checked />
      <label for="slideTwo"></label>
    </div>
    <!-- end .slideTwo -->
  </section>
  
  <section title=".slideThree">
    <!-- .slideThree -->
    <div class="slideThree">  
      <input type="checkbox" value="None" id="slideThree" name="check" checked />
      <label for="slideThree"></label>
    </div>
    <!-- end .slideThree -->
  </section>
  
  <section title=".roundedOne">
    <!-- .roundedOne -->
    <div class="roundedOne">
      <input type="checkbox" value="None" id="roundedOne" name="check" checked />
      <label for="roundedOne"></label>
    </div>
    <!-- end .roundedOne -->
  </section>
  
  <section title=".roundedTwo">
    <!-- .roundedTwo -->
    <div class="roundedTwo">
      <input type="checkbox" value="None" id="roundedTwo" name="check" checked />
      <label for="roundedTwo"></label>
    </div>
    <!-- end .roundedTwo -->
  </section>
  
  <section title=".squaredOne">
    <!-- .squaredOne -->
    <div class="squaredOne">
      <input type="checkbox" value="None" id="squaredOne" name="check" checked />
      <label for="squaredOne"></label>
    </div>
    <!-- end .squaredOne -->
  </section>
  
  <section title=".squaredTwo">
    <!-- .squaredTwo -->
    <div class="squaredTwo">
      <input type="checkbox" value="None" id="squaredTwo" name="check" checked />
      <label for="squaredTwo"></label>
    </div>
    <!-- end .squaredTwo -->
  </section>
  
  <section title=".squaredThree">
    <!-- .squaredThree -->
    <div class="squaredThree">
      <input type="checkbox" value="None" id="squaredThree" name="check" checked />
      <label for="squaredThree"></label>
    </div>
    <!-- end .squaredThree -->
  </section>
  
  <section title=".squaredFour">
    <!-- .squaredFour -->
    <div class="squaredFour">
      <input type="checkbox" value="None" id="squaredFour" name="check" checked />
      <label for="squaredFour"></label>
    </div>
    <!-- end .squaredFour -->
  </section>
  
</div>

CSS Checkbox Styles

After creating the HTML structure, add the following CSS styles to your project to design the custom checkbox.

/* $activeColor: #c0392b; //red */
/* $background: url('https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/s.cdpn.io/13460/dark_wall.png'); */
/* .slideOne */
.slideOne {
  width: 50px;
  height: 10px;
  background: #333;
  margin: 20px auto;
  position: relative;
  border-radius: 50px;
  box-shadow: inset 0px 1px 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5), 0px 1px 0px rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.2);
}
.slideOne label {
  display: block;
  width: 16px;
  height: 16px;
  position: absolute;
  top: -3px;
  left: -3px;
  cursor: pointer;
  background: #fcfff4;
  background: linear-gradient(to bottom, #fcfff4 0%, #dfe5d7 40%, #b3bead 100%);
  border-radius: 50px;
  box-shadow: 0px 2px 5px 0px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3);
  transition: all 0.4s ease;
}
.slideOne input[type=checkbox] {
  visibility: hidden;
}
.slideOne input[type=checkbox]:checked + label {
  left: 37px;
}

/* end .slideOne */
/* .slideTwo */
.slideTwo {
  width: 80px;
  height: 30px;
  background: #333;
  margin: 20px auto;
  position: relative;
  border-radius: 50px;
  box-shadow: inset 0px 1px 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5), 0px 1px 0px rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.2);
}
.slideTwo:after {
  content: '';
  position: absolute;
  top: 14px;
  left: 14px;
  height: 2px;
  width: 52px;
  background: #111;
  border-radius: 50px;
  box-shadow: inset 0px 1px 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5), 0px 1px 0px rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.2);
}
.slideTwo label {
  display: block;
  width: 22px;
  height: 22px;
  cursor: pointer;
  position: absolute;
  top: 4px;
  z-index: 1;
  left: 4px;
  background: #fcfff4;
  border-radius: 50px;
  transition: all 0.4s ease;
  box-shadow: 0px 2px 5px 0px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3);
  background: linear-gradient(to bottom, #fcfff4 0%, #dfe5d7 40%, #b3bead 100%);
}
.slideTwo label:after {
  content: '';
  width: 10px;
  height: 10px;
  position: absolute;
  top: 6px;
  left: 6px;
  background: #333;
  border-radius: 50px;
  box-shadow: inset 0px 1px 1px black, 0px 1px 0px rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.9);
}
.slideTwo input[type=checkbox] {
  visibility: hidden;
}
.slideTwo input[type=checkbox]:checked + label {
  left: 54px;
}
.slideTwo input[type=checkbox]:checked + label:after {
  background: #27ae60;
  /*activeColor*/
}

/* end .slideTwo */
/* .slideThree */
.slideThree {
  width: 80px;
  height: 26px;
  background: #333;
  margin: 20px auto;
  position: relative;
  border-radius: 50px;
  box-shadow: inset 0px 1px 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5), 0px 1px 0px rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.2);
}
.slideThree:after {
  content: 'OFF';
  color: #000;
  position: absolute;
  right: 10px;
  z-index: 0;
  font: 12px/26px Arial, sans-serif;
  font-weight: bold;
  text-shadow: 1px 1px 0px rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.15);
}
.slideThree:before {
  content: 'ON';
  color: #27ae60;
  position: absolute;
  left: 10px;
  z-index: 0;
  font: 12px/26px Arial, sans-serif;
  font-weight: bold;
}
.slideThree label {
  display: block;
  width: 34px;
  height: 20px;
  cursor: pointer;
  position: absolute;
  top: 3px;
  left: 3px;
  z-index: 1;
  background: #fcfff4;
  background: linear-gradient(to bottom, #fcfff4 0%, #dfe5d7 40%, #b3bead 100%);
  border-radius: 50px;
  transition: all 0.4s ease;
  box-shadow: 0px 2px 5px 0px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3);
}
.slideThree input[type=checkbox] {
  visibility: hidden;
}
.slideThree input[type=checkbox]:checked + label {
  left: 43px;
}

/* end .slideThree */
/* .roundedOne */
.roundedOne {
  width: 28px;
  height: 28px;
  position: relative;
  margin: 20px auto;
  background: #fcfff4;
  background: linear-gradient(to bottom, #fcfff4 0%, #dfe5d7 40%, #b3bead 100%);
  border-radius: 50px;
  box-shadow: inset 0px 1px 1px white, 0px 1px 3px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5);
}
.roundedOne label {
  width: 20px;
  height: 20px;
  cursor: pointer;
  position: absolute;
  left: 4px;
  top: 4px;
  background: linear-gradient(to bottom, #222222 0%, #45484d 100%);
  border-radius: 50px;
  box-shadow: inset 0px 1px 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5), 0px 1px 0px white;
}
.roundedOne label:after {
  content: '';
  width: 16px;
  height: 16px;
  position: absolute;
  top: 2px;
  left: 2px;
  background: #27ae60;
  background: linear-gradient(to bottom, #27ae60 0%, #145b32 100%);
  opacity: 0;
  border-radius: 50px;
  box-shadow: inset 0px 1px 1px white, 0px 1px 3px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5);
}
.roundedOne label:hover::after {
  opacity: 0.3;
}
.roundedOne input[type=checkbox] {
  visibility: hidden;
}
.roundedOne input[type=checkbox]:checked + label:after {
  opacity: 1;
}

/* end .roundedOne */
/* .roundedTwo */
.roundedTwo {
  width: 28px;
  height: 28px;
  position: relative;
  margin: 20px auto;
  background: #fcfff4;
  background: linear-gradient(to bottom, #fcfff4 0%, #dfe5d7 40%, #b3bead 100%);
  border-radius: 50px;
  box-shadow: inset 0px 1px 1px white, 0px 1px 3px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5);
}
.roundedTwo label {
  width: 20px;
  height: 20px;
  position: absolute;
  top: 4px;
  left: 4px;
  cursor: pointer;
  background: linear-gradient(to bottom, #222222 0%, #45484d 100%);
  border-radius: 50px;
  box-shadow: inset 0px 1px 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5), 0px 1px 0px white;
}
.roundedTwo label:after {
  content: '';
  width: 9px;
  height: 5px;
  position: absolute;
  top: 5px;
  left: 4px;
  border: 3px solid #fcfff4;
  border-top: none;
  border-right: none;
  background: transparent;
  opacity: 0;
  transform: rotate(-45deg);
}
.roundedTwo label:hover::after {
  opacity: 0.3;
}
.roundedTwo input[type=checkbox] {
  visibility: hidden;
}
.roundedTwo input[type=checkbox]:checked + label:after {
  opacity: 1;
}

/* end .roundedTwo */
/* .squaredOne */
.squaredOne {
  width: 28px;
  height: 28px;
  position: relative;
  margin: 20px auto;
  background: #fcfff4;
  background: linear-gradient(to bottom, #fcfff4 0%, #dfe5d7 40%, #b3bead 100%);
  box-shadow: inset 0px 1px 1px white, 0px 1px 3px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5);
}
.squaredOne label {
  width: 20px;
  height: 20px;
  position: absolute;
  top: 4px;
  left: 4px;
  cursor: pointer;
  background: linear-gradient(to bottom, #222222 0%, #45484d 100%);
  box-shadow: inset 0px 1px 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5), 0px 1px 0px white;
}
.squaredOne label:after {
  content: '';
  width: 16px;
  height: 16px;
  position: absolute;
  top: 2px;
  left: 2px;
  background: #27ae60;
  background: linear-gradient(to bottom, #27ae60 0%, #145b32 100%);
  box-shadow: inset 0px 1px 1px white, 0px 1px 3px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5);
  opacity: 0;
}
.squaredOne label:hover::after {
  opacity: 0.3;
}
.squaredOne input[type=checkbox] {
  visibility: hidden;
}
.squaredOne input[type=checkbox]:checked + label:after {
  opacity: 1;
}

/* end .squaredOne */
/* .squaredTwo */
.squaredTwo {
  width: 28px;
  height: 28px;
  position: relative;
  margin: 20px auto;
  background: #fcfff4;
  background: linear-gradient(to bottom, #fcfff4 0%, #dfe5d7 40%, #b3bead 100%);
  box-shadow: inset 0px 1px 1px white, 0px 1px 3px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5);
}
.squaredTwo label {
  width: 20px;
  height: 20px;
  cursor: pointer;
  position: absolute;
  left: 4px;
  top: 4px;
  background: linear-gradient(to bottom, #222222 0%, #45484d 100%);
  box-shadow: inset 0px 1px 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5), 0px 1px 0px white;
}
.squaredTwo label:after {
  content: '';
  width: 9px;
  height: 5px;
  position: absolute;
  top: 4px;
  left: 4px;
  border: 3px solid #fcfff4;
  border-top: none;
  border-right: none;
  background: transparent;
  opacity: 0;
  transform: rotate(-45deg);
}
.squaredTwo label:hover::after {
  opacity: 0.3;
}
.squaredTwo input[type=checkbox] {
  visibility: hidden;
}
.squaredTwo input[type=checkbox]:checked + label:after {
  opacity: 1;
}

/* end .squaredTwo */
/* .squaredThree */
.squaredThree {
  width: 20px;
  position: relative;
  margin: 20px auto;
}
.squaredThree label {
  width: 20px;
  height: 20px;
  cursor: pointer;
  position: absolute;
  top: 0;
  left: 0;
  background: linear-gradient(to bottom, #222222 0%, #45484d 100%);
  border-radius: 4px;
  box-shadow: inset 0px 1px 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5), 0px 1px 0px rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.4);
}
.squaredThree label:after {
  content: '';
  width: 9px;
  height: 5px;
  position: absolute;
  top: 4px;
  left: 4px;
  border: 3px solid #fcfff4;
  border-top: none;
  border-right: none;
  background: transparent;
  opacity: 0;
  transform: rotate(-45deg);
}
.squaredThree label:hover::after {
  opacity: 0.3;
}
.squaredThree input[type=checkbox] {
  visibility: hidden;
}
.squaredThree input[type=checkbox]:checked + label:after {
  opacity: 1;
}

/* end .squaredThree */
/* .squaredFour */
.squaredFour {
  width: 20px;
  position: relative;
  margin: 20px auto;
}
.squaredFour label {
  width: 20px;
  height: 20px;
  cursor: pointer;
  position: absolute;
  top: 0;
  left: 0;
  background: #fcfff4;
  background: linear-gradient(to bottom, #fcfff4 0%, #dfe5d7 40%, #b3bead 100%);
  border-radius: 4px;
  box-shadow: inset 0px 1px 1px white, 0px 1px 3px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5);
}
.squaredFour label:after {
  content: '';
  width: 9px;
  height: 5px;
  position: absolute;
  top: 4px;
  left: 4px;
  border: 3px solid #333;
  border-top: none;
  border-right: none;
  background: transparent;
  opacity: 0;
  transform: rotate(-45deg);
}
.squaredFour label:hover::after {
  opacity: 0.5;
}
.squaredFour input[type=checkbox] {
  visibility: hidden;
}
.squaredFour input[type=checkbox]:checked + label:after {
  opacity: 1;
}

/* end .squaredFour */
* {
  box-sizing: border-box;
}

.cd__main{
  background: #3498db !important;
  font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif;
  font-weight: 300;
  display: block !important;
}
.cd__main h1, .cd__main h2, body em {
  color: #eee;
  font-size: 30px;
  text-align: center;
  margin: 20px 0 0 0;
  -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
  text-shadow: 0px 1px #000;
}
body em {
  font-size: 14px;
  text-align: center;
  display: block;
  margin-bottom: 50px;
}
body .ondisplay {
  text-align: center;
  padding: 20px 0;
}
body .ondisplay section {
  width: 100px;
  height: 100px;
  background: #555;
  display: inline-block;
  position: relative;
  text-align: center;
  margin-top: 5px;
  border: 1px solid gray;
  border-radius: 5px;
  box-shadow: 0 1px 4px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3), 0 0 40px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1) inset;
}
body .ondisplay section:after {
  /*         visibility: hidden; */
  content: attr(title);
  position: absolute;
  width: 100%;
  left: 0;
  bottom: 3px;
  color: #fff;
  font-size: 12px;
  font-weight: 400;
  -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
  text-shadow: 0px 1px #000;
}

That’s all! hopefully, you have successfully integrated checkbox CSS style examples into your project. If you have any questions or suggestions, feel free to comment below.

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