HTML | <input type=”checkbox”>

The HTML <input type=”checkbox”> is used to define a checkbox field. The checkbox is shown as a square box that is ticked when it is activated. It allows the user to select one or more option among all the limited choices.

Syntax:

<input type="checkbox">

Example:

html

<!DOCTYPE html>

<html>
 
<head>

    <title>

        Input type = "checkbox"

    </title>

</head>
 
<body style="text-align: center;">
 
    <h1 style="color:green;"> 

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        </h1>
 
    <h2>&lt;input type="checkbox"&gt;</h2>
 
    <form>
 
        <!-- Below input elements have attribute 

                checked -->

        <input type="checkbox"

               name="check"

               id="GFG" 

               value="1" 

               checked>

      Checked by default

        <br>

        <input type="checkbox" 

               name="check"

               value="2"> 

      Not checked by default

        <br>

    </form>

    <br> 

 </body>
 
</html>

Output:

Supported Browsers:

Google Chrome
Firefox
Edge 12
Internet Explorer
Opera
Apple Safari

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