Image Checkbox
Photo tiles that select like a gallery app: the picture shrinks inside a tinted frame and a round check badge fills in. The scenes are CSS gradients; swap in your own img or background-image.
Also known as: css checkbox image, replace checkbox with image css, photo select checkbox.
HTML
<div class="chk-image-checkbox" role="group" aria-label="Photos">
<label class="chk-image-checkbox-tile">
<input type="checkbox" checked>
<span class="chk-image-checkbox-frame"><span class="chk-image-checkbox-pic"></span></span>
<span class="chk-image-checkbox-badge"><svg viewBox="0 0 24 24" aria-hidden="true"><path d="M6.5 12.5l3.5 3.5 7.5-7.5"/></svg></span>
<span class="chk-image-checkbox-caption">Alps</span>
</label>
<label class="chk-image-checkbox-tile">
<input type="checkbox">
<span class="chk-image-checkbox-frame"><span class="chk-image-checkbox-pic"></span></span>
<span class="chk-image-checkbox-badge"><svg viewBox="0 0 24 24" aria-hidden="true"><path d="M6.5 12.5l3.5 3.5 7.5-7.5"/></svg></span>
<span class="chk-image-checkbox-caption">Dusk</span>
</label>
<label class="chk-image-checkbox-tile">
<input type="checkbox">
<span class="chk-image-checkbox-frame"><span class="chk-image-checkbox-pic"></span></span>
<span class="chk-image-checkbox-badge"><svg viewBox="0 0 24 24" aria-hidden="true"><path d="M6.5 12.5l3.5 3.5 7.5-7.5"/></svg></span>
<span class="chk-image-checkbox-caption">Night</span>
</label>
</div>CSS
.chk-image-checkbox {
--c: var(--chk-color, #3b82f6);
font-size: var(--chk-size, 24px);
display: flex;
gap: 0.6em;}
.chk-image-checkbox-tile {
--sky: color-mix(in srgb, var(--c) 30%, #dbeafe);
--far: color-mix(in srgb, var(--c) 55%, #475569);
--near: color-mix(in srgb, var(--c) 70%, #0f172a);
--sun: 72% 28%;
--peak1: 30% 42%;
--peak2: 70% 58%;
position: relative;
display: grid;
justify-items: center;
gap: 0.35em;
cursor: pointer;
-webkit-user-select: none;
user-select: none;
}
.chk-image-checkbox-tile:nth-of-type(2) {
--sky: linear-gradient(#fcd9a8, color-mix(in srgb, var(--c) 30%, #f9a8d4));
--far: color-mix(in srgb, var(--c) 40%, #7c3aed);
--near: color-mix(in srgb, var(--c) 45%, #3b0764);
--sun: 35% 58%;
--peak1: 68% 50%;
--peak2: 18% 70%;
}
.chk-image-checkbox-tile:nth-of-type(3) {
--sky: linear-gradient(#0b1026, color-mix(in srgb, var(--c) 45%, #1e1b4b));
--far: color-mix(in srgb, var(--c) 35%, #334155);
--near: color-mix(in srgb, var(--c) 25%, #020617);
--sun: 28% 30%;
--peak1: 62% 46%;
--peak2: 25% 66%;
}
.chk-image-checkbox-tile input {
position: absolute;
inset: 0;
width: 100%;
height: 100%;
margin: 0;
opacity: 0;
cursor: pointer;
z-index: 1;
}
.chk-image-checkbox-frame {
display: block;
width: 4.4em;
height: 4.4em;
border-radius: 0.7em;
transition: background-color 0.3s ease;
}
.chk-image-checkbox-pic {
display: block;
width: 100%;
height: 100%;
border-radius: 0.7em;
background:
radial-gradient(circle at var(--sun), #fff7d6 0 0.42em, transparent 0.46em),
conic-gradient(from 135deg at var(--peak2), var(--near) 90deg, transparent 0),
conic-gradient(from 135deg at var(--peak1), var(--far) 90deg, transparent 0),
var(--sky);
transition: transform 0.35s cubic-bezier(0.34, 1.3, 0.64, 1), border-radius 0.35s ease;
}
.chk-image-checkbox-badge {
position: absolute;
top: 0.3em;
left: 0.3em;
display: grid;
place-items: center;
width: 1.1em;
height: 1.1em;
border: 0.1em solid rgb(255 255 255 / 0.9);
border-radius: 50%;
background: rgb(15 23 42 / 0.25);
transition: background-color 0.2s ease, border-color 0.2s ease, transform 0.35s cubic-bezier(0.34, 1.56, 0.64, 1);
}
.chk-image-checkbox-badge svg {
width: 0.85em;
height: 0.85em;
fill: none;
stroke: #fff;
stroke-width: 3.4;
stroke-linecap: round;
stroke-linejoin: round;
stroke-dasharray: 17;
stroke-dashoffset: 17;
transition: stroke-dashoffset 0.15s ease-in;
}
.chk-image-checkbox-caption {
font-size: 0.72em;
opacity: 0.7;
}
.chk-image-checkbox-tile:hover .chk-image-checkbox-pic {
transform: scale(0.96);
}
.chk-image-checkbox-tile input:checked + .chk-image-checkbox-frame {
background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--c) 22%, transparent);
}
.chk-image-checkbox-tile input:checked + .chk-image-checkbox-frame .chk-image-checkbox-pic {
transform: scale(0.8);
border-radius: 0.45em;
}
.chk-image-checkbox-tile input:checked ~ .chk-image-checkbox-badge {
background: var(--c);
border-color: var(--c);
transform: scale(1.12);
}
.chk-image-checkbox-tile input:checked ~ .chk-image-checkbox-badge svg {
stroke-dashoffset: 0;
transition: stroke-dashoffset 0.25s ease-out 0.1s;
}
.chk-image-checkbox-tile input:focus-visible + .chk-image-checkbox-frame {
outline: 0.12em solid var(--c);
outline-offset: 0.18em;
}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
.chk-image-checkbox, .chk-image-checkbox *, .chk-image-checkbox::before, .chk-image-checkbox::after, .chk-image-checkbox *::before, .chk-image-checkbox *::after {
animation-duration: 0.01ms !important;
animation-iteration-count: 1 !important;
transition-duration: 0.01ms !important;
}
}Customizing this snippet
- Color: set
--chk-coloron the element or a parent. Currently previewing#3b82f6. - Size: set
--chk-size. Every other dimension is inem, so the whole thing scales together. Currently previewing24px. - Speed: change the duration on the
transitionoranimationshorthand. Staggered delays are relative, so they keep their rhythm. - Reduced motion: the rule at the end of the CSS turns the motion off for people who asked their OS for less of it. Keep it.