<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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