Checkboxes & Radios

Checkboxes and radios are used to indicate selections (e.g., in the Multiple-choice response type).

The following demo presents interactive examples of a checkbox group and a radio group.

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Both checkboxes and radios are typically black #000000 and receive the pointer cursor in the default state and the default cursor in the disabled state.

Checkboxes

Checkboxes allow test takers to toggle individual options on and off; multiple checkboxes in a set can be checked at the same time. Checkboxes have the following states.

  • Unchecked. Checkbox displays as the checkbox-unselected icon.
  • Checked. Checkbox displays as the checkbox-selected icon. Check is white #FFFFFF .
  • Disabled. Checkbox becomes 30% opaque.

Radios

Radios allow test takers to select one option from a set; only one radio in a set can be checked at a time. Radios have the following states.

  • Unchecked. Radio displays as the radio-unselected icon.
  • Checked. Radio displays as the radio-selected icon.
  • Disabled. Radio becomes 30% opaque.