---
title: Checkbox
description:
  Used in forms when a user needs to select multiple values from several options
links:
  source: components/checkbox
  storybook: components-checkbox--basic
  recipe: checkbox
  ark: https://ark-ui.com/react/docs/components/checkbox
---

<ExampleTabs name="checkbox-basic" />

## Usage

```tsx
import { Checkbox } from "@chakra-ui/react"
```

```tsx
<Checkbox.Root>
  <Checkbox.HiddenInput />
  <Checkbox.Control>
    <Checkbox.Indicator />
  </Checkbox.Control>
  <Checkbox.Label />
</Checkbox.Root>
```

:::info

If you prefer a closed component composition, check out the
[snippet below](#closed-component).

:::

## Shortcuts

The `Checkbox` component also provides a set of shortcuts for common use cases.

### CheckboxControl

This component renders the `Checkbox.Indicator` within it by default.

This works:

```tsx
<Checkbox.Control>
  <Checkbox.Indicator />
</Checkbox.Control>
```

This might be more concise, if you don't need to customize the indicator:

```tsx
<Checkbox.Control />
```

## Examples

### Variants

Pass the `variant` prop to the `Checkbox.Root` component to change the visual
style of the checkbox.

<ExampleTabs name="checkbox-with-variants" />

### Colors

Pass the `colorPalette` prop to the `Checkbox.Root` component to change the
color of the checkbox.

<ExampleTabs name="checkbox-with-colors" />

### Sizes

Pass the `size` prop to the `Checkbox.Root` component to change the size of the
checkbox.

<ExampleTabs name="checkbox-with-sizes" />

### States

Pass the `disabled` or `invalid` prop to the `Checkbox.Root` component to change
the visual state of the checkbox.

<ExampleTabs name="checkbox-with-states" />

### Controlled

Use the `checked` and `onCheckedChange` props to control the state of the
checkbox.

<ExampleTabs name="checkbox-controlled" />

### Label Position

Here's an example of how to change the label position to the right.

<ExampleTabs name="checkbox-with-label-position" />

### Store

An alternative way to control the checkbox is to use the `RootProvider`
component and the `useCheckbox` store hook.

This way you can access the checkbox state and methods from outside the
checkbox.

<ExampleTabs name="checkbox-with-store" />

### Composition

Here's an example of how to compose a checkbox with a field component.

<ExampleTabs name="checkbox-with-form" />

### Hook Form

Here's an example of how to use the `Checkbox` component with the
`react-hook-form` library.

<ExampleTabs name="checkbox-with-hook-form" />

### Group

Use the `CheckboxGroup` component to group multiple checkboxes together.

<ExampleTabs name="checkbox-with-group" />

### Group Hook Form

Here's an example of how to use the `CheckboxGroup` component with the
`react-hook-form` library.

<ExampleTabs name="checkbox-with-group-hook-form" />

### Custom Icon

Render a custom icon within `Checkbox.Control` to change the icon of the
checkbox.

<ExampleTabs name="checkbox-with-custom-icon" />

### Indeterminate

Set the `checked` prop to `indeterminate` to show the checkbox in an
indeterminate state.

<ExampleTabs name="checkbox-indeterminate" />

### Description

Here's an example of how to add some further description to the checkbox.

<ExampleTabs name="checkbox-with-description" />

### Link

Render an anchor tag within the `Checkbox.Label` to add a link to the label.

<ExampleTabs name="checkbox-with-link" />

### Closed Component

Here's how to setup the Checkbox for a closed component composition.

<ExampleCode name="checkbox-closed-component" />

If you want to automatically add the closed component to your project, run the
command:

```bash
npx @chakra-ui/cli snippet add checkbox
```

Here's how to use the it

```tsx
<Checkbox>Accept terms and conditions</Checkbox>
```

## Props

### Root

<PropTable component="Checkbox" part="Root" />