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The checked attribute in HTML is used to indicate whether an element should be checked when the page loads up. It is a Boolean attribute. 

Note: It can be used with <input> element only where the type is either “checkbox” or “radio”.  This attribute has been DEPRECATED and is no longer recommended.

Supported Tags: 

Syntax: 

<input type = "checkbox|radio" checked>

Example 1: 

html




<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
 
<head>
    <title>HTML checked Attribute</title>
</head>
 
<body style="text-align: center;">
    <h1 style="color: green;">GeeksforGeeks</h1>
    <h2>HTML checked Attribute</h2>
    <form>
        <!-- Below input elements have attribute "checked" -->
        <input type="checkbox"
               name="check"
               value="1"
               checked>
        Checked by default<br>
        <input type="checkbox"
               name="check"
               value="2">
        Not checked by default<br>
    </form>
</body>
 
</html>


Output: 

checked

Example 2: 

html




<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
 
<head>
    <title>HTML checked Attribute</title>
</head>
 
<body style="text-align: center;">
    <h1 style="color: green;">GeeksforGeeks</h1>
    <h2>HTML checked Attribute</h2>
    <form>
        <!-- Below input elements have attribute "checked" -->
        <input type="radio"
               name="check"
               value="1"
               checked>
        Selected by default<br>
        <input type="radio"
               name="check"
               value="2">
        Not selected by default<br>
    </form>
</body>
 
</html>


Output: 

checked

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

  • Google Chrome 1.0
  • Firefox 1.0
  • Opera 1.0
  • Apple Safari 1.0


Last Updated : 02 Aug, 2023
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