<h1>Accessible Custom checkboxes with CSS only</h1>
<h2>"automatic" fallback for IE</h2>
<form action="#">
<p>
<input type="checkbox" id="test1" />
<label for="test1">Red</label>
</p>
<p>
<input type="checkbox" id="test2" checked="checked" />
<label for="test2">Yellow</label>
</p>
<p>
<input type="checkbox" id="test3" checked="checked" disabled="disabled" />
<label for="test3">Green</label>
</p>
<p>
<input type="checkbox" id="test4" disabled="disabled" />
<label for="test4">Brown</label>
</p>
</form>
<p class="txtcenter">
<a class="btn" href="https://www.creativejuiz.fr/blog/en/tutorials/customize-checkbox-and-radio-button-with-css">Read the article</a>
</p>
<p class="txtcenter">Custom styles on modern browsers.<br/>Classical checkboxes on IE8 and lower.</p>
<p class="txtcenter copy">by <a href="https://twitter.com/geoffreycrofte">@geoffreycrofte</a><br />see also <a href="https://codepen.io/CreativeJuiz/pen/zqKtp">Flat UI Styles for Checkboxes</a></p>
/* Base for label styling */
[type="checkbox"]:not(:checked),
[type="checkbox"]:checked {
position: absolute;
left: 0;
opacity: 0.01;
}
[type="checkbox"]:not(:checked) + label,
[type="checkbox"]:checked + label {
position: relative;
padding-left: 2.3em;
font-size: 1.05em;
line-height: 1.7;
cursor: pointer;
}
/* checkbox aspect */
[type="checkbox"]:not(:checked) + label:before,
[type="checkbox"]:checked + label:before {
content: '';
position: absolute;
left: 0;
top: 0;
width: 1.4em;
height: 1.4em;
border: 1px solid #aaa;
background: #FFF;
border-radius: .2em;
box-shadow: inset 0 1px 3px rgba(0,0,0, .1), 0 0 0 rgba(203, 34, 237, .2);
-webkit-transition: all .275s;
transition: all .275s;
}
/* checked mark aspect */
[type="checkbox"]:not(:checked) + label:after,
[type="checkbox"]:checked + label:after {
content: '✕';
position: absolute;
top: .525em;
left: .18em;
font-size: 1.375em;
color: #CB22ED;
line-height: 0;
-webkit-transition: all .2s;
transition: all .2s;
}
/* checked mark aspect changes */
[type="checkbox"]:not(:checked) + label:after {
opacity: 0;
-webkit-transform: scale(0) rotate(45deg);
transform: scale(0) rotate(45deg);
}
[type="checkbox"]:checked + label:after {
opacity: 1;
-webkit-transform: scale(1) rotate(0);
transform: scale(1) rotate(0);
}
/* Disabled checkbox */
[type="checkbox"]:disabled:not(:checked) + label:before,
[type="checkbox"]:disabled:checked + label:before {
box-shadow: none;
border-color: #bbb;
background-color: #e9e9e9;
}
[type="checkbox"]:disabled:checked + label:after {
color: #777;
}
[type="checkbox"]:disabled + label {
color: #aaa;
}
/* Accessibility */
[type="checkbox"]:checked:focus + label:before,
[type="checkbox"]:not(:checked):focus + label:before {
box-shadow: inset 0 1px 3px rgba(0,0,0, .1), 0 0 0 6px rgba(203, 34, 237, .2);
}
/*
* Useless styles, just for demo design
*/
body {
font-family: "Open Sans", "Segoe WP", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;
text-align: center;
color: #34495E;
background: #FCFDFD;
}
a[href^="https://www.creativejuiz"] {
color: #34495E;
text-decoration: underline;
}
h1 {
margin-top: 1em;
}
h2 {
margin-top: 0;
margin-bottom: 2em;
color: #CB22ED;
font-weight: normal;
}
form {
width: 120px;
margin: 0 auto 55px;
text-align: left;
}
div p:first-child {
font-weight: bold;
font-size: 1.2em;
}
p {
color: #aaa;
}
p a {
color: inherit;
}
p + p {
margin-top: 3em;
}
form p {
margin: 15px 0;
color: #34495E;
}
a[href^="https://twitter.com"] {
color: #1da1f2;
}
.btn.btn {
display: inline-block;
padding: 8px 24px;
text-decoration: none;
border-radius: 40px;
background: #34495E;
color: #F2F2F2;
transition: all .4s;
}
.btn.btn:hover,
.btn.btn:focus {
background: #000;
}
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