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    • How to use it
      • Default
      • Disabled
      • Hidden label
      • Hint text
      • Indeterminate
      • Regular weight label
      • Validation
    • How to use it well
      • Use to select any number of options
    • Configuration
    • API
      • Checkbox
      • Field

    Checkbox

    A Checkbox lets users select and unselect options from a list.

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    • How to use it
      • Default
      • Disabled
      • Hidden label
      • Hint text
      • Indeterminate
      • Regular weight label
      • Validation
    • How to use it well
      • Use to select any number of options
    • Configuration
    • API
      • Checkbox
      • Field
    Used for this
    • To let users compare options from a list and select all, any, or none of those items
    • To turn a single option on or off
    Not for this
    • To give the user a mutually exclusive choice, use the Radio component instead
    • To let users activate an option that takes effect immediately, use a Toggle instead

    How to use it

    Default

    A Checkbox’s label is part of its touch target.

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    Disabled

    A disabled Checkbox prevents user interaction. It doesn’t appear in the tab order, can’t receive focus, and may not be read aloud by a screenreader.

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    Hidden label

    Checkbox labels can be hidden.

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    Hint text

    Use Hint to add more context to the label.

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    Indeterminate

    If the children of a Checkbox have different states (some on, some off) the parent Checkbox will show an indeterminate state.

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    Regular weight label

    Checkbox labels are bold by default, but they can be regular weight too.

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    Validation

    Show success, warning, and danger validation messages with the Message component.

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    How to use it well

    Use to select any number of options

    Do this

    Use to turn a standalone setting on and off, as a favorable alternative to a Toggle.

    Not this

    Don’t use to select exactly one option from a set of two or more. Use Radios instead.

    Configuration

    • Name9.5.3•View source•View on npm
    • Installnpm install @zendeskgarden/react-forms
    • Depsnpm install react react-dom styled-components @zendeskgarden/react-theming
    • Importimport { Checkbox, Field } from '@zendeskgarden/react-forms'

    API

    The Checkbox component follows this structure:

    <Field>  <Checkbox>    <Field.Label />    <Field.Hint />  </Checkbox>  <Field.Message /></Field>

    Checkbox

    Extends InputHTMLAttributes<HTMLInputElement>

    Nest a Checkbox within a Field component.

    Prop nameTypeDefaultDescription
    indeterminate
    		boolean

    Sets the checkbox state to indeterminate

    isCompact
    		boolean

    Applies compact styling

    Field

    A Field provides accessibility attributes to its child Checkbox field by associating it with the corresponding Field.Label and Field.Hint.

    Field.Hint

    Extends HTMLAttributes<HTMLDivElement>

    Nest the Hint within the Checkbox component.

    Field.Label

    Extends LabelHTMLAttributes<HTMLLabelElement>

    Nest the Label within the Checkbox component.

    Prop nameTypeDefaultDescription
    hidden
    		boolean

    Hides the label visually without hiding it from screen readers

    isRegular
    		boolean

    Applies regular (non-bold) font weight

    Field.Message

    Extends HTMLAttributes<HTMLDivElement>

    The Message component applies appropriate icon and styles based on the validation provided. Nest it within a Field component.

    Prop nameTypeDefaultDescription
    validation
    		'success' | 'warning' | 'error'

    Applies validation state styling

    validationLabel
    		string

    Defines the aria-label for the validation icon

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