HTML | <input>checked Attribute

Last Updated : 29 Apr, 2019

The HTML <input>checked Attribute is used to indicate whether an <input>element should be checked when the page loads up. It is a Boolean attribute.
It can be used with element only where type is either “checkbox” or “radio”.

Syntax:

<input type = "checkbox|radio" checked>

Example: This Example illustrates the use of checked attribute in input element.

<!DOCTYPE html> 
<html> 
  
<head> 
    <title> 
      HTML <input>checked  
      Attribute 
  </title> 
</head> 
  
<body style="text-align: center;"> 
    <h1 style="color: green;"> 
      GeeksforGeeks 
  </h1> 
    <h2> 
      HTML <input>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> 