HTML | DOM Input Checkbox checked Property

Last Updated : 24 May, 2023

The DOM Input Checkbox Property is used to set or return the checked status of a checkbox field. This property is used to reflect the HTML Checked attribute.

Syntax:

It is used to return the checked property.

checkboxObject.checked

It is used to set the checked property.

checkboxObject.checked = true|false

Property Values:

true: It defines that checkbox is in checked state.
false: It specify that the checkbox is not checked. It is false by default.

Return Value: It returns a boolean value which represents that whether the checkbox is checked or not.

Example: This example illustrates how to return the Checkbox Checked Property.

HTML

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
    <title>DOM Input Checkbox Checked Property</title>
</head>

<body style="text-align: center;">
    <h1 style="color: green;">GeeksforGeeks</h1>
    <h2>DOM Input Checkbox checked Property</h2>
    <form>
        <!-- Below input elements have attribute "checked" -->
        <input type="checkbox" 
               name="check" 
               id="GFG" 
               value="1" checked>
        Checked by default<br>
        <input type="checkbox" 
               name="check" 
               value="2">
        Not checked by default<br>
    </form> <br>
    <button onclick="myGeeks()">Submit</button>
    <p id="sudo" style="color:green;font-size:20px;"></p>

    <script>
        function myGeeks() {
            let g = document.getElementById("GFG").checked;
            document.getElementById("sudo").innerHTML = g;
        } 
    </script>
</body>
</html>

Output:

Before clicking on the button:

After clicking on the button:

Example-2: This example illustrates that how to check and uncheck the checkbox.

HTML

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
    <title>DOM Input Checkbox Checked Property</title>
</head>

<body style="text-align: center;">
    <h1 style="color: green;">GeeksforGeeks</h1>
    <h2>DOM Input Checkbox checked Property</h2>
    <form>
        <!-- Below input elements have attribute "checked" -->
        <input type="checkbox" 
               name="check" 
               id="GFG" 
               value="1">Checked by default<br>
        <input type="checkbox" 
               name="check"
               value="2">Not checked by default<br>
    </form> <br>
    <button onclick="myGeeks()">checkt</button>
    <button onclick="Geeks()">Uncheck</button>
    <script>
        function myGeeks() {
            let g = document.getElementById("GFG").checked = true;
        }
        function Geeks() {
            let w = document.getElementById("GFG").checked = false;
        }
    </script>
</body>
</html>