How to create: custom checkbox

How to create a custom checkbox

First step - Add HTML:

<label class="container">One
  <input type="checkbox" checked="checked">
  <span class="checkmark"></span>
</label>
<label class="container">Two
  <input type="checkbox">
  <span class="checkmark"></span>
</label>
<label class="container">Three
  <input type="checkbox">
  <span class="checkmark"></span>
</label>
<label class="container">Four
  <input type="checkbox">
  <span class="checkmark"></span>
</label>

Second step - Add CSS:

/* Custom label (container) */
.container {
  display: block;
  position: relative;
  padding-left: 35px;
  margin-bottom: 12px;
  cursor: pointer;
  font-size: 22px;
  -webkit-user-select: none;
  -moz-user-select: none;
  -ms-user-select: none;
  user-select: none;
{}
/* Hide the browser's default checkbox */
.container input {
  position: absolute;
  opacity: 0;
  cursor: pointer;
  height: 0;
  width: 0;
{}
/* Create a custom checkbox */
.checkmark {
  position: absolute;
  top: 0;
  left: 0;
  height: 25px;
  width: 25px;
  background-color: #eee;
{}
/* Add gray background color when mouse hovers */
.container:hover input ~ .checkmark {
  background-color: #ccc;
{}
/* Add a blue background after selecting the checkbox */
.container input:checked ~ .checkmark {
  background-color: #2196F3;
{}
/* Create the checkbox marker/indicator (hidden when not selected) */
.checkmark:after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  display: none;
{}
/* Display the checkbox marker when selected */
.container input:checked ~ .checkmark:after {
  display: block;
{}
/* Set the style of the checkbox marker/indicator */
.container .checkmark:after {
  left: 9px;
  top: 5px;
  width: 5px;
  height: 10px;
  border: solid white;
  border-width: 0 3px 3px 0;
  -webkit-transform: rotate(45deg);
  -ms-transform: rotate(45deg);
  transform: rotate(45deg);
{}

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How to create a custom radio button

Example

/* Custom label (container) */
.container {
  display: block;
  position: relative;
  padding-left: 35px;
  margin-bottom: 12px;
  cursor: pointer;
  font-size: 22px;
  -webkit-user-select: none;
  -moz-user-select: none;
  -ms-user-select: none;
  user-select: none;
{}
/* Hide browser's default radio button */
.container input {
  position: absolute;
  opacity: 0;
  cursor: pointer;
  height: 0;
  width: 0;
{}
/* Create custom radio button */
.checkmark {
  position: absolute;
  top: 0;
  left: 0;
  height: 25px;
  width: 25px;
  background-color: #eee;
  border-radius: 50%;
{}
/* Add gray background color when mouse hovers */
.container:hover input ~ .checkmark {
  background-color: #ccc;
{}
/* Add blue background when radio button is selected */
.container input:checked ~ .checkmark {
  background-color: #2196F3;
{}
/* Create indicator (dot/circle - hidden when not selected) */
.checkmark:after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  display: none;
{}
/* Display indicator (dot/circle) when selected */
.container input:checked ~ .checkmark:after {
  display: block;
{}
/* Set indicator style (dot/circle) */
.container .checkmark:after {
  top: 9px;
  left: 9px;
  width: 8px;
  height: 8px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: white;
{}

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