---
title: Checkbox
description: A control allowing the user to toggle between checked and not checked.

links:
  doc: https://base-ui.com/react/components/checkbox#api-reference
---

<ComponentPreview name="p-checkbox-1" />

## Installation

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  <TabsTab value="cli">CLI</TabsTab>
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```bash
npx shadcn@latest add @coss/checkbox
```

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<Steps>

<Step>Install the following dependencies:</Step>

```bash
npm install @base-ui/react
```

<Step>Copy and paste the following code into your project.</Step>

<ComponentSource name="checkbox" title="components/ui/checkbox.tsx" />

<Step>Update the import paths to match your project setup.</Step>

</Steps>

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</CodeTabs>

## Usage

```tsx
import { Checkbox } from "@/components/ui/checkbox"
```

```tsx
<Checkbox />
```

## API Reference

### Checkbox

Styled wrapper for `Checkbox.Root` from Base UI. Includes a built-in indicator with checkmark and indeterminate icons.

## Examples

For accessible labelling and validation, prefer using the `Field` component to wrap checkboxes. See the related example: [Checkbox field](/ui/docs/components/field#checkbox-field).

### Disabled

<ComponentPreview name="p-checkbox-2" />

### With Description

<ComponentPreview name="p-checkbox-3" />

### Card Style

<ComponentPreview name="p-checkbox-4" />

### Form Integration

Field provides accessible labelling and validation primitives for form controls. Use it with `Form` to submit values.

<ComponentPreview name="p-checkbox-5" />