Round Checkbox
A circular checkbox: border-radius: 50% on an appearance: none input, a fill that floods in, and an L-shaped checkmark that pops with a spring overshoot. Pure CSS, no SVG.
Also known as: circle checkbox css, css checkbox rounded, how to make checkbox circle in css.
HTML
<label class="chk-round-checkbox"> <input type="checkbox"> Remember this device </label>
CSS
.chk-round-checkbox {
--c: var(--chk-color, #3b82f6);
font-size: var(--chk-size, 24px);
position: relative;
display: inline-flex;
align-items: center;
gap: 0.6em;
font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", sans-serif;
line-height: 1.3;
cursor: pointer;
-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent;
}
.chk-round-checkbox input {
appearance: none;
-webkit-appearance: none;
box-sizing: border-box;
display: grid;
place-items: center;
flex: none;
width: 1.375em;
height: 1.375em;
margin: 0;
font: inherit;
background: transparent;
border: 0.125em solid color-mix(in srgb, currentColor 38%, transparent);
border-radius: 50%;
cursor: pointer;
transition: background-color 0.25s ease, border-color 0.25s ease;
}
.chk-round-checkbox input::after {
content: "";
box-sizing: border-box;
width: 0.36em;
height: 0.66em;
margin-top: -0.14em;
border: solid #fff;
border-width: 0 0.14em 0.14em 0;
transform: rotate(45deg) scale(0);
transition: transform 0.15s ease-in;
}
.chk-round-checkbox input:checked {
background: var(--c);
border-color: var(--c);
}
.chk-round-checkbox input:checked::after {
transform: rotate(45deg) scale(1);
transition: transform 0.45s cubic-bezier(0.34, 1.8, 0.64, 1) 0.05s;
}
.chk-round-checkbox input:focus-visible {
outline: 0.125em solid var(--c);
outline-offset: 0.18em;
}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
.chk-round-checkbox, .chk-round-checkbox *, .chk-round-checkbox::before, .chk-round-checkbox::after, .chk-round-checkbox *::before, .chk-round-checkbox *::after {
animation-duration: 0.01ms !important;
animation-iteration-count: 1 !important;
transition-duration: 0.01ms !important;
}
}Tailwind CSS version
The same effect using Tailwind utility classes. No custom CSS or config needed.
<label class="inline-flex cursor-pointer items-center gap-2.5"> <input type="checkbox" class="grid h-[22px] w-[22px] shrink-0 cursor-pointer appearance-none place-items-center rounded-full border-2 border-gray-400 transition-colors duration-200 after:-mt-0.5 after:h-2.5 after:w-1.5 after:rotate-45 after:scale-0 after:border-b-2 after:border-r-2 after:border-white after:transition-transform after:duration-150 after:content-[''] checked:border-blue-500 checked:bg-blue-500 checked:after:scale-100 checked:after:duration-500 checked:after:ease-[cubic-bezier(.34,1.8,.64,1)] focus-visible:outline focus-visible:outline-2 focus-visible:outline-offset-2 focus-visible:outline-blue-500"> Remember this device </label>
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.