I've seen a ton of designers make these GORGEOUS checkbox styles, but then you see them implemented and you can't even select it using your key...
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I will always upvote a11y content, I think it's so important.
I'm on mobile so I'll try and keep this short
One thing I would change with your code would be to not paint the check every time. To do this I'd change the CSS to something like
It's a lot easier for the browser to change the opacity than it is to make the tick anew each time. Though it's fair to say no one would notice any improvement in performance I just prefer to do it that way as a style preference.
Hmm! That's a good point, I also like that :).
Right, now that I'm on a desktop this is how I tend to do things
jsfiddle.net/link2twenty/3nrczx2q/
The main difference is the way I handle the HTML
I do it this way so you don't have to have an ID for each checkbox.
Are you planning on turning this into a series for different input types?
I have to read more into this and do some testing, I've always been yelled at for not having associations between inputs and labels, but I can see why having an ID for every checkbox may get annoying.
I have to sign into the day job, but I wanna look into this tonight and get back to you :)
Also, can I say the fact that you typed out the code on your phone is impressive!
Great tips! You probably already know this, but I think accessibility is overlooked. And I've made my fair share of custom-styled checkboxes because that's what our designers wanted. Now I know better and can still build it the way they want.
Hey Jimmy :D.
Yeah! I may change the CSS of this post to use
visually-hidden
for the checkbox itself based on a few comments I've seen. Just note that so you can come back to it :DThanks for this! Checkboxes are not a straightforward html element.
They aren't! The good news is once you get the hang of it, it takes no time at all to implement. I fixed this in < 10 minutes on a site I was temporarily helping out with.
Case in point, people have other ways to do things in the comments and now I have more things to check out :P
Hi! great article. But have you tried this out on iPhone? left: -99999px might be considered as out of view port, so clicking on checkbox might not work.
clip: rect(0,0,0,0);
may solve this instead ofleft
Yeah, I used to use clip more, must have slipped my brain.
The good news though is you're thinking about ensuring that the checkbox will work, both minds in the right place :D
I like doing
That's a good point! Need to test it more! Signing into the day job now, but will report back!
I've written an article inspired by this one. I'd love to hear your thoughts 🙂
Sweet! I will take a look! Sorry I haven't gotten back to this post sooner, so much going on this week!
No rush, just thought I'd let you know 🙂
Awesome post! Thanks for sharing!