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CSS: checkbox

.instui-checkbox — A native checkbox and its label, or a switch via -variant-toggle.

Set el.indeterminate = true in JavaScript to show the mixed-state dash; the checked tick auto-contrasts against the fill — white on a dark fill, near-black on a light one. Also sets its own gap between the control and its label; chaining a -gap-* spacing utility modifier overrides that built-in value.

Source: checkbox.css

Accessibility

A native <input type="checkbox"> drives :checked, :indeterminate, and :disabled; set el.indeterminate = true in JavaScript for the mixed state, and note that -readonly is styling only since checkboxes have no native readonly attribute.

Usage

css
@import "@pantoken/components/components.css";
@import "@pantoken/components/checkbox.css";

Examples

html
<label class="instui-checkbox --display-block --mb-sm">
  <input type="checkbox" checked>Checkbox
</label>
<label class="instui-checkbox -variant-toggle">
  <input type="checkbox">Toggle
</label>

Modifiers

ModifierDescription
.-invalidInvalid (error) state.
.-label-placement-endPlace the label after the control.
.-label-placement-startPlace the label before the control.
.-label-placement-topPlace the label above the control.
.-readonlyRead-only state.
.-requiredShow the required-field asterisk next to the label.
.-size-largeLarge. Long-form alias of -size-lg.
.-size-lgLarge.
.-size-smSmall.
.-size-smallSmall. Long-form alias of -size-sm.
.-variant-toggleRender as a switch instead of a box.

Parts

PartDescription
.asteriskThe required-field asterisk.

Pseudo-elements

Pseudo-elementDescription
::afterOn -variant-toggle, the state glyph riding the handle: an X when off, a check when on.
::beforeThe masked tick or dash glyph centered in the box; on -variant-toggle it becomes the sliding handle instead.

States

StateDescription
:checked
:disabled
:indeterminate

Custom properties

PropertyTypeDefaultDescription
--pantoken-cb-glyph<url>The box's mask glyph: a tick when checked, a dash when indeterminate.
--pantoken-toggle-bw<length>The toggle border width.
--pantoken-toggle-h<length>The toggle switch height.
--pantoken-toggle-handle<length>The computed handle diameter.
--pantoken-toggle-inset<length>The handle inset from each track edge.
--pantoken-toggle-w<length>The toggle track width.

Tokens consumed

TokenTypeValue
--instui-border-width-sm<length>0.0625rem
--instui-color-background-muted<color>LightDarklight-dark(#F2F4F5, #273540)
--instui-color-stroke-base<color>LightDarklight-dark(#8D959F, #6A7883)
--instui-color-text-muted<color>LightDarklight-dark(#576773, #AAB0B5)
--instui-component-checkbox-asterisk-color<color>LightDarklight-dark(#CF1F24, #FA917F)
--instui-component-checkbox-background-checked-color<color>LightDarklight-dark(#273540, #ffffff)
--instui-component-checkbox-background-color<color>LightDarklight-dark(#ffffff, #171B21)
--instui-component-checkbox-background-disabled-color<color>LightDarklight-dark(#E8EAEC, #334450)
--instui-component-checkbox-background-hover-color<color>LightDarklight-dark(#ffffff, #171B21)
--instui-component-checkbox-background-readonly-color<color>LightDarklight-dark(#C7CACD, #6A7883)
--instui-component-checkbox-border-checked-color<color>LightDarklight-dark(#273540, #ffffff)
--instui-component-checkbox-border-color<color>LightDarklight-dark(#7E8792, #5F6E7A)
--instui-component-checkbox-border-disabled-color<color>LightDarklight-dark(#C7CACD, #4A5B68)
--instui-component-checkbox-border-hover-color<color>LightDarklight-dark(#334450, #7E8792)
--instui-component-checkbox-border-radius<length>0.25rem
--instui-component-checkbox-border-readonly-color<color>#8D959F
--instui-component-checkbox-border-width<length>0.0625rem
--instui-component-checkbox-control-size-lg<length>1.5rem
--instui-component-checkbox-control-size-md<length>1.5rem
--instui-component-checkbox-control-size-sm<length>1.5rem
--instui-component-checkbox-control-vertical-margin<length>0rem
--instui-component-checkbox-error-border-color<color>LightDarklight-dark(#CF1F24, #F56050)
--instui-component-checkbox-error-border-hover-color<color>LightDarklight-dark(#CF1F24, #FE7D6A)
--instui-component-checkbox-font-family[ <font-family-name> | <generic-font-family> ]#Atkinson Hyperlegible Next, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif
--instui-component-checkbox-font-size-lg<length>1.25rem
--instui-component-checkbox-font-size-md<length>1rem
--instui-component-checkbox-font-size-sm<length>0.875rem
--instui-component-checkbox-font-weight<integer>400
--instui-component-checkbox-gap<length>0.5rem
--instui-component-checkbox-label-base-color<color>LightDarklight-dark(#273540, #ffffff)
--instui-component-checkbox-label-disabled-color<color>LightDarklight-dark(#8D959F, #576773)
--instui-component-checkbox-label-hover-color<color>LightDarklight-dark(#273540, #ffffff)
--instui-component-checkbox-label-readonly-color<color>LightDarklight-dark(#273540, #ffffff)
--instui-component-checkbox-line-height<percentage>125%
--instui-component-radio-input-toggle-background-success<color>#03893D
--instui-component-radio-input-toggle-handle-text<color>#ffffff
--instui-component-radio-input-toggle-medium-height<length>2.5rem
--instui-icon-check<image>url('data:image/svg+xml;utf8,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%2224%22%20height%3D%2224%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%2024%2024%22%20fill%3D%22none%22%20stroke%3D%22currentColor%22%20stroke-width%3D%222%22%20stroke-linecap%3D%22round%22%20stroke-linejoin%3D%22round%22%3E%3Cpath%20d%3D%22M20%206%209%2017l-5-5%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E')
--instui-icon-minus<image>url('data:image/svg+xml;utf8,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%2224%22%20height%3D%2224%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%2024%2024%22%20fill%3D%22none%22%20stroke%3D%22currentColor%22%20stroke-width%3D%222%22%20stroke-linecap%3D%22round%22%20stroke-linejoin%3D%22round%22%3E%3Cpath%20d%3D%22M5%2012h14%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E')
--instui-icon-x<image>url('data:image/svg+xml;utf8,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%2224%22%20height%3D%2224%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%2024%2024%22%20fill%3D%22none%22%20stroke%3D%22currentColor%22%20stroke-width%3D%222%22%20stroke-linecap%3D%22round%22%20stroke-linejoin%3D%22round%22%3E%3Cpath%20d%3D%22M18%206%206%2018%22%2F%3E%3Cpath%20d%3D%22m6%206%2012%2012%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E')
--instui-size-choice-control-height-md<length>1.5rem
  • radio — The single-select counterpart.