Customized checkbox in EJ2 JavaScript Check box control
8 Aug 202315 minutes to read
Customize CheckBox Appearance
You can customize the appearance of the CheckBox component using the CSS rules. Define own CSS rules according to your requirement and assign the class name to the cssClass property.
The background and border color of the CheckBox is customized through the custom classes to create primary, success, warning, and danger info type of checkbox.
// To customize CheckBox appearance
// Refer the 'e-primary' class details in 'style.css'.
var checkbox = new ej.buttons.CheckBox({ label: 'Primary', cssClass: 'e-primary', checked: true });
checkbox.appendTo('#checkbox1');
// Refer the 'e-success' class details in 'style.css'.
checkbox = new ej.buttons.CheckBox({ label: 'Success', cssClass: 'e-success', checked: true });
checkbox.appendTo('#checkbox2');
// Refer the 'e-info' class details in 'style.css'.
checkbox = new ej.buttons.CheckBox({ label: 'Info', cssClass: 'e-info', checked: true });
checkbox.appendTo('#checkbox3');
// Refer the 'e-warning' class details in 'style.css'.
checkbox = new ej.buttons.CheckBox({ label: 'Warning', cssClass: 'e-warning', checked: true });
checkbox.appendTo('#checkbox4');
// Refer the 'e-danger' class details in 'style.css'.
checkbox = new ej.buttons.CheckBox({ label: 'Danger', cssClass: 'e-danger', checked: true });
checkbox.appendTo('#checkbox5');<!DOCTYPE html><html lang="en"><head>
<title>EJ2 CheckBox</title>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
<meta name="description" content="Typescript UI Controls">
<meta name="author" content="Syncfusion">
<link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/23.2.4/ej2-base/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet">
<link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/23.2.4/ej2-buttons/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet">
<link href="styles.css" rel="stylesheet">
<script src="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/23.2.4/dist/ej2.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
<script src="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/syncfusion-helper.js" type ="text/javascript"></script>
</head>
<body>
<div id="container">
<ul>
<li><input type="checkbox" id="checkbox1"></li>
<li><input type="checkbox" id="checkbox2"></li>
<li><input type="checkbox" id="checkbox3"></li>
<li><input type="checkbox" id="checkbox4"></li>
<li><input type="checkbox" id="checkbox5"></li>
</ul>
</div>
<script>
var ele = document.getElementById('container');
if(ele) {
ele.style.visibility = "visible";
}
</script>
<script src="index.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
</body></html>#container {
visibility: hidden;
}
#loader {
color: #008cff;
height: 40px;
width: 30%;
position: absolute;
top: 45%;
left: 45%;
}
li {
list-style: none;
}
.e-checkbox-wrapper {
margin-top: 18px;
}
.e-checkbox-wrapper.e-primary:hover .e-frame.e-check { /* csslint allow: adjoining-classes */
background-color: #e03872;
}
.e-checkbox-wrapper.e-success .e-frame.e-check,
.e-checkbox-wrapper.e-success .e-checkbox:focus + .e-frame.e-check { /* csslint allow: adjoining-classes */
background-color: #689f38;
}
.e-checkbox-wrapper.e-success:hover .e-frame.e-check { /* csslint allow: adjoining-classes */
background-color: #449d44;
}
.e-checkbox-wrapper.e-info .e-frame.e-check,
.e-checkbox-wrapper.e-info .e-checkbox:focus + .e-frame.e-check { /* csslint allow: adjoining-classes */
background-color: #2196f3;
}
.e-checkbox-wrapper.e-info:hover .e-frame.e-check { /* csslint allow: adjoining-classes */
background-color: #0b7dda;
}
.e-checkbox-wrapper.e-warning .e-frame.e-check,
.e-checkbox-wrapper.e-warning .e-checkbox:focus + .e-frame.e-check { /* csslint allow: adjoining-classes */
background-color: #ef6c00;
}
.e-checkbox-wrapper.e-warning:hover .e-frame.e-check { /* csslint allow: adjoining-classes */
background-color: #cc5c00;
}
.e-checkbox-wrapper.e-danger .e-frame.e-check,
.e-checkbox-wrapper.e-danger .e-checkbox:focus + .e-frame.e-check { /* csslint allow: adjoining-classes */
background-color: #d84315;
}
.e-checkbox-wrapper.e-danger:hover .e-frame.e-check { /* csslint allow: adjoining-classes */
background-color: #ba3912;
}Custom Frame
CheckBox frame can be customized as per the requirement by adding CSS rules.
In the following example, to-do list is displayed with round checkbox by changing border-radius as 100% by adding e-custom class.
// To customize CheckBox frame appearance
var checkbox = new ej.buttons.CheckBox({ label: 'Buy groceries', cssClass: 'e-custom', checked: true});
checkbox.appendTo('#checkbox1');
checkbox = new ej.buttons.CheckBox({ label: 'Pay rent', cssClass: 'e-custom' });
checkbox.appendTo('#checkbox2');
checkbox = new ej.buttons.CheckBox({ label: 'Make Dinner', cssClass: 'e-custom' });
checkbox.appendTo('#checkbox3');
checkbox = new ej.buttons.CheckBox({ label: 'Finish To-do list article', cssClass: 'e-custom' });
checkbox.appendTo('#checkbox4');<!DOCTYPE html><html lang="en"><head>
<title>EJ2 CheckBox</title>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
<meta name="description" content="Typescript UI Controls">
<meta name="author" content="Syncfusion">
<link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/23.2.4/ej2-base/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet">
<link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/23.2.4/ej2-buttons/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet">
<link href="styles.css" rel="stylesheet">
<script src="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/23.2.4/dist/ej2.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
<script src="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/syncfusion-helper.js" type ="text/javascript"></script>
</head>
<body>
<div id="container">
<ul>
<li><input type="checkbox" id="checkbox1"></li>
<li><input type="checkbox" id="checkbox2"></li>
<li><input type="checkbox" id="checkbox3"></li>
<li><input type="checkbox" id="checkbox4"></li>
</ul>
</div>
<script>
var ele = document.getElementById('container');
if(ele) {
ele.style.visibility = "visible";
}
</script>
<script src="index.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
</body></html>#container {
visibility: hidden;
}
#loader {
color: #008cff;
height: 40px;
width: 30%;
position: absolute;
top: 45%;
left: 45%;
}
li {
list-style: none;
}
.e-checkbox-wrapper {
margin-top: 18px;
}
.e-custom .e-frame {
border-radius: 100%;
}
.e-checkicon.e-checkbox-wrapper .e-frame.e-check::before {
content: '\e77d';
}
.e-checkicon.e-checkbox-wrapper .e-check {
font-size: 8.5px;
}
.e-checkicon.e-checkbox-wrapper .e-frame.e-check {
background-color: white;
border-color: grey;
color: grey;
}
.e-checkicon.e-checkbox-wrapper:hover .e-frame.e-check {
background-color: white;
border-color: grey;
color: grey;
}
.e-checkicon.e-checkbox-wrapper .e-checkbox:focus + .e-frame.e-check {
background-color: white;
border-color: grey;
box-shadow: none;
color: grey;
}Custom Check Icon
CheckBox check icon can be customized as per the requirement by adding CSS rules.
In the following example, the check icon can be customized by changing check icon content, background and border color in focus and hovered states by adding e-checkicon class.
// To customize CheckBox frame appearance
var checkbox = new ej.buttons.CheckBox({ label: 'Buy groceries', cssClass: 'e-checkicon', checked: true});
checkbox.appendTo('#checkbox1');
checkbox = new ej.buttons.CheckBox({ label: 'Pay rent', cssClass: 'e-checkicon' });
checkbox.appendTo('#checkbox2');
checkbox = new ej.buttons.CheckBox({ label: 'Make Dinner', cssClass: 'e-checkicon' });
checkbox.appendTo('#checkbox3');
checkbox = new ej.buttons.CheckBox({ label: 'Finish To-do list article', cssClass: 'e-checkicon' });
checkbox.appendTo('#checkbox4');<!DOCTYPE html><html lang="en"><head>
<title>EJ2 CheckBox</title>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
<meta name="description" content="Typescript UI Controls">
<meta name="author" content="Syncfusion">
<link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/23.2.4/ej2-base/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet">
<link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/23.2.4/ej2-buttons/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet">
<link href="styles.css" rel="stylesheet">
<script src="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/23.2.4/dist/ej2.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
<script src="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/syncfusion-helper.js" type ="text/javascript"></script>
</head>
<body>
<div id="container">
<ul>
<li><input type="checkbox" id="checkbox1"></li>
<li><input type="checkbox" id="checkbox2"></li>
<li><input type="checkbox" id="checkbox3"></li>
<li><input type="checkbox" id="checkbox4"></li>
</ul>
</div>
<script>
var ele = document.getElementById('container');
if(ele) {
ele.style.visibility = "visible";
}
</script>
<script src="index.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
</body></html>#container {
visibility: hidden;
}
#loader {
color: #008cff;
height: 40px;
width: 30%;
position: absolute;
top: 45%;
left: 45%;
}
li {
list-style: none;
}
@font-face {
font-family: 'btn-icon';
src:
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font-weight: normal;
font-style: normal;
}
.e-icons {
font-family: 'btn-icon' !important;
speak: none;
font-size: 55px;
font-style: normal;
font-weight: normal;
font-variant: normal;
text-transform: none;
line-height: 1;
-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
-moz-osx-font-smoothing: grayscale;
}
.e-checkbox-wrapper {
margin-top: 18px;
}
.e-checkicon.e-checkbox-wrapper .e-frame.e-check::before {
content: '\e703';
}
.e-checkicon.e-checkbox-wrapper .e-check {
font-size: 8px;
}
.e-checkicon.e-checkbox-wrapper .e-frame.e-check {
background-color: white;
border-color: grey;
color: grey;
}
.e-checkicon.e-checkbox-wrapper:hover .e-frame.e-check {
background-color: white;
border-color: grey;
color: grey;
}
.e-checkicon.e-checkbox-wrapper .e-checkbox:focus + .e-frame.e-check {
background-color: white;
border-color: grey;
box-shadow: none;
color: grey;
}
.e-checkicon.e-checkbox-wrapper .e-ripple-element {
background: grey;
}