Checkbox | HeroUI v3 (Previously NextUI) - The design system you don't have to build

Import

import { Checkbox, Label } from '@heroui/react';

Usage

Accept terms and conditions

import {Checkbox, Label} from "@heroui/react";

export function Basic() {
  return (
    <div className="flex items-center gap-3">
      <Checkbox id="basic-terms">
        <Checkbox.Control>
          <Checkbox.Indicator />
        </Checkbox.Control>
      </Checkbox>
      <Label htmlFor="basic-terms">Accept terms and conditions</Label>
    </div>
  );
}

Anatomy

Import the Checkbox component and access all parts using dot notation.

import { Checkbox, Label, Description } from '@heroui/react';

export default () => (
  <Checkbox name="terms">
    <Checkbox.Control>
      <Checkbox.Indicator />  
    </Checkbox.Control>
    <Checkbox.Content>
      <Label />
      <Description /> {/* Optional */}
    </Checkbox.Content>
  </Checkbox>
);

Disabled

Premium FeatureThis feature is coming soon

import {Checkbox, Description, Label} from "@heroui/react";

export function Disabled() {
  return (
    <div className="flex gap-3">
      <Checkbox isDisabled className="mt-0.5" id="feature">
        <Checkbox.Control>
          <Checkbox.Indicator />
        </Checkbox.Control>
      </Checkbox>
      <div className="flex flex-col gap-1">
        <Label htmlFor="feature">Premium Feature</Label>
        <Description>This feature is coming soon</Description>
      </div>
    </div>
  );
}

Default Selected

Enable email notifications

import {Checkbox, Label} from "@heroui/react";

export function DefaultSelected() {
  return (
    <div className="flex items-center gap-3">
      <Checkbox defaultSelected id="default-notifications">
        <Checkbox.Control>
          <Checkbox.Indicator />
        </Checkbox.Control>
      </Checkbox>
      <Label htmlFor="default-notifications">Enable email notifications</Label>
    </div>
  );
}

Controlled

Email notifications

Status: Enabled

"use client";

import {Checkbox, Label} from "@heroui/react";
import {useState} from "react";

export function Controlled() {
  const [isSelected, setIsSelected] = useState(true);

  return (
    <div className="flex flex-col gap-3">
      <div className="flex items-center gap-3">
        <Checkbox id="email-notifications" isSelected={isSelected} onChange={setIsSelected}>
          <Checkbox.Control>
            <Checkbox.Indicator />
          </Checkbox.Control>
        </Checkbox>
        <Label htmlFor="email-notifications">Email notifications</Label>
      </div>
      <p className="text-muted text-sm">
        Status: <span className="font-medium">{isSelected ? "Enabled" : "Disabled"}</span>
      </p>
    </div>
  );
}

Indeterminate

Select allShows indeterminate state (dash icon)

"use client";

import {Checkbox, Description, Label} from "@heroui/react";
import {useState} from "react";

export function Indeterminate() {
  const [isIndeterminate, setIsIndeterminate] = useState(true);
  const [isSelected, setIsSelected] = useState(false);

  return (
    <div className="flex gap-3">
      <Checkbox
        className="mt-0.5"
        id="select-all"
        isIndeterminate={isIndeterminate}
        isSelected={isSelected}
        onChange={(selected: boolean) => {
          setIsSelected(selected);
          setIsIndeterminate(false);
        }}
      >
        <Checkbox.Control>
          <Checkbox.Indicator />
        </Checkbox.Control>
      </Checkbox>
      <div className="flex flex-col gap-1">
        <Label htmlFor="select-all">Select all</Label>
        <Description>Shows indeterminate state (dash icon)</Description>
      </div>
    </div>
  );
}

With Label

Send me marketing emails

import {Checkbox, Label} from "@heroui/react";

export function WithLabel() {
  return (
    <Checkbox id="label-marketing">
      <Checkbox.Control>
        <Checkbox.Indicator />
      </Checkbox.Control>
      <Checkbox.Content>
        <Label htmlFor="label-marketing">Send me marketing emails</Label>
      </Checkbox.Content>
    </Checkbox>
  );
}

With Description

Email notificationsGet notified when someone mentions you in a comment

import {Checkbox, Description, Label} from "@heroui/react";

export function WithDescription() {
  return (
    <div className="flex gap-3">
      <Checkbox className="mt-0.5" id="description-notifications">
        <Checkbox.Control>
          <Checkbox.Indicator />
        </Checkbox.Control>
      </Checkbox>
      <div className="flex flex-col gap-1">
        <Label htmlFor="description-notifications">Email notifications</Label>
        <Description>Get notified when someone mentions you in a comment</Description>
      </div>
    </div>
  );
}

Render Props

Accept termsPlease read and accept the terms

"use client";

import {Checkbox, Description, Label} from "@heroui/react";

export function RenderProps() {
  return (
    <Checkbox id="render-props-terms">
      {({isSelected}) => (
        <>
          <Checkbox.Control>
            <Checkbox.Indicator />
          </Checkbox.Control>
          <Checkbox.Content>
            <Label htmlFor="render-props-terms">
              {isSelected ? "Terms accepted" : "Accept terms"}
            </Label>
            <Description>
              {isSelected ? "Thank you for accepting" : "Please read and accept the terms"}
            </Description>
          </Checkbox.Content>
        </>
      )}
    </Checkbox>
  );
}

Form Integration

"use client";

import {Button, Checkbox, Label} from "@heroui/react";
import React from "react";

export function Form() {
  const handleSubmit = (e: React.FormEvent) => {
    e.preventDefault();
    const formData = new FormData(e.target as HTMLFormElement);

    alert(
      `Form submitted with:\n${Array.from(formData.entries())
        .map(([key, value]) => `${key}: ${value}`)
        .join("\n")}`,
    );
  };

  return (
    <form className="flex flex-col gap-4" onSubmit={handleSubmit}>
      <div className="flex flex-col gap-3">
        <div className="flex items-center gap-3">
          <Checkbox id="form-notifications" name="notifications" value="on">
            <Checkbox.Control>
              <Checkbox.Indicator />
            </Checkbox.Control>
          </Checkbox>
          <Label htmlFor="form-notifications">Enable notifications</Label>
        </div>
        <div className="flex items-center gap-3">
          <Checkbox defaultSelected id="form-newsletter" name="newsletter" value="on">
            <Checkbox.Control>
              <Checkbox.Indicator />
            </Checkbox.Control>
          </Checkbox>
          <Label htmlFor="form-newsletter">Subscribe to newsletter</Label>
        </div>
        <div className="flex items-center gap-3">
          <Checkbox id="form-marketing" name="marketing" value="on">
            <Checkbox.Control>
              <Checkbox.Indicator />
            </Checkbox.Control>
          </Checkbox>
          <Label htmlFor="form-marketing">Receive marketing updates</Label>
        </div>
      </div>
      <Button className="mt-4" size="sm" type="submit" variant="primary">
        Submit
      </Button>
    </form>
  );
}

Custom Styles

Custom styled checkbox

import {Checkbox, Label} from "@heroui/react";

export function CustomStyles() {
  return (
    <div className="flex items-center gap-3">
      <Checkbox id="custom">
        <Checkbox.Control className="border-2 border-purple-500 data-[selected=true]:border-purple-500 data-[selected=true]:bg-purple-500">
          <Checkbox.Indicator className="text-white" />
        </Checkbox.Control>
      </Checkbox>
      <Label htmlFor="custom">Custom styled checkbox</Label>
    </div>
  );
}

Invalid

I agree to the termsYou must accept the terms to continue

import {Checkbox, Description, Label} from "@heroui/react";

export function Invalid() {
  return (
    <Checkbox isInvalid name="agreement">
      <Checkbox.Control>
        <Checkbox.Indicator />
      </Checkbox.Control>
      <Checkbox.Content>
        <Label>I agree to the terms</Label>
        <Description>You must accept the terms to continue</Description>
      </Checkbox.Content>
    </Checkbox>
  );
}

Custom Indicator

Heart

Plus

Indeterminate

"use client";

import {Checkbox, Label} from "@heroui/react";

export function CustomIndicator() {
  return (
    <div className="flex gap-4">
      <Checkbox defaultSelected name="heart">
        <Checkbox.Control>
          <Checkbox.Indicator>
            {({isSelected}) =>
              isSelected ? (
                <svg fill="currentColor" viewBox="0 0 24 24">
                  <path
                    d="M12.62 20.81c-.34.12-.9.12-1.24 0C8.48 19.82 2 15.69 2 8.69 2 5.6 4.49 3.1 7.56 3.1c1.82 0 3.43.88 4.44 2.24a5.53 5.53 0 0 1 4.44-2.24C19.51 3.1 22 5.6 22 8.69c0 7-6.48 11.13-9.38 12.12Z"
                    fill="currentColor"
                  />
                </svg>
              ) : null
            }
          </Checkbox.Indicator>
        </Checkbox.Control>
        <Checkbox.Content>
          <Label>Heart</Label>
        </Checkbox.Content>
      </Checkbox>
      <Checkbox defaultSelected name="plus">
        <Checkbox.Control>
          <Checkbox.Indicator>
            {({isSelected}) =>
              isSelected ? (
                <svg fill="none" viewBox="0 0 24 24">
                  <path
                    d="M6 12H18"
                    stroke="currentColor"
                    strokeLinecap="round"
                    strokeLinejoin="round"
                    strokeWidth="3"
                  />
                  <path
                    d="M12 18V6"
                    stroke="currentColor"
                    strokeLinecap="round"
                    strokeLinejoin="round"
                    strokeWidth="3"
                  />
                </svg>
              ) : null
            }
          </Checkbox.Indicator>
        </Checkbox.Control>
        <Checkbox.Content>
          <Label>Plus</Label>
        </Checkbox.Content>
      </Checkbox>
      <Checkbox isIndeterminate name="indeterminate">
        <Checkbox.Control>
          <Checkbox.Indicator>
            {({isIndeterminate}) =>
              isIndeterminate ? (
                <svg stroke="currentColor" strokeWidth={3} viewBox="0 0 24 24">
                  <line x1="21" x2="3" y1="12" y2="12" />
                </svg>
              ) : null
            }
          </Checkbox.Indicator>
        </Checkbox.Control>
        <Checkbox.Content>
          <Label>Indeterminate</Label>
        </Checkbox.Content>
      </Checkbox>
    </div>
  );
}

Full Rounded

Rounded checkboxes

Small size

Default size

Large size

Extra large size

import {Checkbox, Label} from "@heroui/react";

export function FullRounded() {
  return (
    <div className="flex flex-col gap-6">
      <div className="flex flex-col gap-3">
        <Label className="text-muted">Rounded checkboxes</Label>
        <Checkbox
          className="[&_[data-slot='checkbox-default-indicator--checkmark']]:size-2"
          name="small-rounded"
        >
          <Checkbox.Control className="size-3 rounded-full before:rounded-full">
            <Checkbox.Indicator />
          </Checkbox.Control>
          <Checkbox.Content>
            <Label>Small size</Label>
          </Checkbox.Content>
        </Checkbox>
      </div>
      <div className="flex flex-col gap-3">
        <Checkbox name="default-rounded">
          <Checkbox.Control className="size-4 rounded-full before:rounded-full">
            <Checkbox.Indicator />
          </Checkbox.Control>
          <Checkbox.Content>
            <Label>Default size</Label>
          </Checkbox.Content>
        </Checkbox>
      </div>
      <div className="flex flex-col gap-3">
        <Checkbox name="large-rounded">
          <Checkbox.Control className="size-5 rounded-full before:rounded-full">
            <Checkbox.Indicator />
          </Checkbox.Control>
          <Checkbox.Content>
            <Label>Large size</Label>
          </Checkbox.Content>
        </Checkbox>
      </div>
      <div className="flex flex-col gap-3">
        <Checkbox
          className="[&_[data-slot='checkbox-default-indicator--checkmark']]:size-4"
          name="xl-rounded"
        >
          <Checkbox.Control className="size-6 rounded-full before:rounded-full">
            <Checkbox.Indicator />
          </Checkbox.Control>
          <Checkbox.Content>
            <Label>Extra large size</Label>
          </Checkbox.Content>
        </Checkbox>
      </div>
    </div>
  );
}

Styling

Passing Tailwind CSS classes

You can customize individual Checkbox components:

import { Checkbox, Label } from '@heroui/react';

function CustomCheckbox() {
  return (
    <Checkbox name="custom">
      <Checkbox.Control className="border-2 border-purple-500 data-[selected=true]:bg-purple-500">
        <Checkbox.Indicator className="text-white" />
      </Checkbox.Control>
      <Checkbox.Content>
        <Label>Custom Checkbox</Label>
      </Checkbox.Content>
    </Checkbox>
  );
}

Customizing the component classes

To customize the Checkbox component classes, you can use the @layer components directive.
Learn more.

@layer components {
  .checkbox {
    @apply inline-flex gap-3 items-center;
  }

  .checkbox__control {
    @apply size-5 border-2 border-gray-400 rounded data-[selected=true]:bg-blue-500 data-[selected=true]:border-blue-500;

    /* Animated background indicator */
    &::before {
      @apply bg-accent pointer-events-none absolute inset-0 z-0 origin-center scale-50 rounded-md opacity-0 content-[''];
      
      transition:
        scale 200ms linear,
        opacity 200ms linear,
        background-color 200ms ease-out;
    }

    /* Show indicator when selected */
    &[data-selected="true"]::before {
      @apply scale-100 opacity-100;
    }
  }

  .checkbox__indicator {
    @apply text-white;
  }

  .checkbox__content {
    @apply flex flex-col gap-1;
  }
}

HeroUI follows the BEM methodology to ensure component variants and states are reusable and easy to customize.

CSS Classes

The Checkbox component uses these CSS classes (View source styles):

.checkbox - Base checkbox container
.checkbox__control - Checkbox control box
.checkbox__indicator - Checkbox checkmark indicator
.checkbox__content - Optional content container

Interactive States

The checkbox supports both CSS pseudo-classes and data attributes for flexibility:

Selected: [data-selected="true"] or [aria-checked="true"] (shows checkmark and background color change)
Indeterminate: [data-indeterminate="true"] (shows indeterminate state with dash)
Invalid: [data-invalid="true"] or [aria-invalid="true"] (shows error state with danger colors)
Hover: :hover or [data-hovered="true"]
Focus: :focus-visible or [data-focus-visible="true"] (shows focus ring)
Disabled: :disabled or [aria-disabled="true"] (reduced opacity, no pointer events)
Pressed: :active or [data-pressed="true"]

API Reference

Checkbox Props

Inherits from React Aria Checkbox.

Prop	Type	Default	Description
`isSelected`	`boolean`	`false`	Whether the checkbox is checked
`defaultSelected`	`boolean`	`false`	Whether the checkbox is checked by default (uncontrolled)
`isIndeterminate`	`boolean`	`false`	Whether the checkbox is in an indeterminate state
`isDisabled`	`boolean`	`false`	Whether the checkbox is disabled
`isInvalid`	`boolean`	`false`	Whether the checkbox is invalid
`isReadOnly`	`boolean`	`false`	Whether the checkbox is read only
`isOnSurface`	`boolean`	`false`	Whether the checkbox is displayed on a surface (affects styling)
`name`	`string`	-	The name of the input element, used when submitting an HTML form
`value`	`string`	-	The value of the input element, used when submitting an HTML form
`onChange`	`(isSelected: boolean) => void`	-	Handler called when the checkbox value changes
`children`	`React.ReactNode \| (values: CheckboxRenderProps) => React.ReactNode`	-	Checkbox content or render prop

CheckboxRenderProps

When using the render prop pattern, these values are provided:

Prop	Type	Description
`isSelected`	`boolean`	Whether the checkbox is currently checked
`isIndeterminate`	`boolean`	Whether the checkbox is in an indeterminate state
`isHovered`	`boolean`	Whether the checkbox is hovered
`isPressed`	`boolean`	Whether the checkbox is currently pressed
`isFocused`	`boolean`	Whether the checkbox is focused
`isFocusVisible`	`boolean`	Whether the checkbox is keyboard focused
`isDisabled`	`boolean`	Whether the checkbox is disabled
`isReadOnly`	`boolean`	Whether the checkbox is read only

CheckboxNew

Import

Usage

Anatomy

Disabled

Default Selected

Controlled

Indeterminate

With Label

With Description

Render Props

Form Integration

Custom Styles

Invalid

Custom Indicator

Full Rounded

Styling

Passing Tailwind CSS classes

Customizing the component classes

CSS Classes

Interactive States

API Reference

Checkbox Props

CheckboxRenderProps

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