CSS | :checked Selector

Last Updated : 04 Dec, 2018

The checked selector is used to select all checked elements in input tag and radio buttons. This selector is used with radio buttons, checkbox and option elements.

Syntax:

:checked {
    // CSS property
}

Example 1:

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
    <head>
        <title>checked selector property</title>
        <style>
            h1 {
            color:green;
            }
            input:checked {
                height: 8px;
                width: 10px;
            }
            body {
                width:60%;
            }
        </style>
    </head>
    <body>
        <h1>GeeksforGeeks</h1>
        <h2>:checked Selector</h2>
        <form action="">
            Gender:
            <input type="radio" checked="checked" value="male" name="gender"> Male
            <input type="radio" value="female" name="gender"> Female<br><br>
            Computer Science Subjects:<br>
            <input type="checkbox" checked="checked" value="Bike">Computer Network<br>
            <input type="checkbox" checked="checked" value="Bike">Operating System<br>
            <input type="checkbox" value="Bike">Mathematics<br>
            <input type="checkbox" value="Bike">Physics<br>
        </form>
        </center>
    </body>
</html>                    

Output:

Example 2:

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
    <head>
        <title>checked selector</title>
        <style> 
            option:checked {
                height: 10px;
                font-size:20px;
            }
            h1 {
            color:green;
            }
        </style>
    </head>
    <body>
        <center>
        <h1>GeeksForGeeks</h1>
        <h2>:checked Selector in <option> Element</h2>
        <select>
            <option value="DataStructure">Data Structure</option>
            <option value="Computer Network">Computer Network</option>
            <option value="Operating System">Operating System</option>
            <option value="Computer Architecture">Computer Architecture</option>
        </select>
        </center>
    </body>
</html>                    

Output:

Supported Browsers: The browser supported by :checked Selector are listed below:

Apple Safari 3.2
Google Chrome 4.0
Firefox 3.5
Opera 9.6
Internet Explorer 9.0

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