{"id":43021,"date":"2018-02-01T18:01:56","date_gmt":"2018-02-01T10:01:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/?p=43021"},"modified":"2018-04-09T15:08:10","modified_gmt":"2018-04-09T07:08:10","slug":"checkbox-css-custom-styles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/checkbox-css-custom-styles\/","title":{"rendered":"Style Your Own Checkbox Animation Effects with Checkbox.css"},"content":{"rendered":"

In a recent post, I covered a fun animation library for custom radio buttons<\/a>, powered by CSS<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

That free library was released by 720kb<\/a> and quickly saw a follow-up alternative called Checkbox.css<\/a><\/strong>. This works in a similar way, except it restyles and animates HTML checkboxes<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

\"Checkbox.css<\/a><\/figure>\n

This library comes as a suite of libraries with three distinct purposes<\/strong>:<\/p>\n

    \n
  1. Radiobox.css<\/code> \u2013 custom radio animations<\/li>\n
  2. Checkbox.css<\/code> \u2013 custom checkbox animations<\/li>\n
  3. Checked.css<\/code> \u2013 styles & animates existing selected elements (radios & checkboxes)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Read Also:<\/strong> Advanced Checkbox Styling with CSS Grid<\/a><\/p>\n

    These are all developed by the same team and they work in a similar manner. But you\u2019ll need to include each library individually<\/strong> if you want to get the full effects.<\/p>\n

    Take a peek at the Checkbox.css GitHub<\/a> to see some of these features and how they work. By default, they rely on 2D transforms along with CSS transitions<\/strong>, depending on browser support.<\/p>\n

    None of these libraries come with JS fallback methods<\/a>, so they really only work for CSS-powered animations<\/strong>. But, one quick glance at the demo page<\/a> should have you delighted to add these animations to your page.<\/p>\n

    The process couldn\u2019t be simpler and it requires little-to-no coding knowledge<\/strong> (although it\u2019s always useful<\/a> to have some).<\/p>\n

    Once the CSS stylesheet is on your page, just add a class to your checkbox with the format checkbox-x<\/code> where the \u201cx\u201d represents whatever animation you want<\/strong>. For example, here\u2019s the code for the \u201cjump\u201d animation effect:<\/p>\n

    \r\n<input type=\"checkbox\" name=\"mycheckbox\" id=\"checkid\"\r\n        class=\"checkbox-jump\">\r\n<\/pre>\n
    The best part is how this library can work in conjunction with the radio button format<\/strong>, too. I would definitely recommend the Checked.css library<\/a> if you want to animate existing selected elements<\/strong>.<\/p>\n
    \"Checked.css<\/a><\/figure>\n
    Don\u2019t let all these dependencies scare you off. Pretty much anyone can set up the Checkbox.css library or any of the related libraries, all from scratch with a little copy & pasting<\/strong>.<\/p>\n
    And, if you have questions or suggestions for this pack of input animation libraries try messaging the creators through their site<\/a> or on Twitter @720kb_<\/a>.<\/p>\n
    Read Also:<\/strong> UI Design: Customize Checkboxes and Radio Buttons with CSS3<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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