CheckboxGroup

Renders a set of checkboxes to let users make one or more selections from a short list of options

Alpha
Review pending by accessibility team

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Examples

Basic

<Box display="grid" sx={{gap: 3}}>
  <CheckboxGroup>
    <CheckboxGroup.Label>Choices</CheckboxGroup.Label>
    <FormControl>
      <Checkbox value="one" />
      <FormControl.Label>Choice one</FormControl.Label>
    </FormControl>
    <FormControl>
      <Checkbox value="two" />
      <FormControl.Label>Choice two</FormControl.Label>
    </FormControl>
    <FormControl>
      <Checkbox value="three" />
      <FormControl.Label>Choice three</FormControl.Label>
    </FormControl>
  </CheckboxGroup>
</Box>

<Box display="grid" sx={{gap: 3}}>
  <CheckboxGroup>
    <CheckboxGroup.Label>Choices</CheckboxGroup.Label>
    <FormControl>
      <Checkbox value="one" />
      <FormControl.Label>Choice one</FormControl.Label>
    </FormControl>
    <FormControl>
      <Checkbox value="two" />
      <FormControl.Label>Choice two</FormControl.Label>
    </FormControl>
    <FormControl>
      <Checkbox value="three" />
      <FormControl.Label>Choice three</FormControl.Label>
    </FormControl>
  </CheckboxGroup>
</Box>

Using onChange handlers

const WithOnChangeHandlers = () => {
  const [selectedCheckboxValues, setSelectedCheckboxValues] = React.useState(['one', 'two'])
  const [lastSelectedCheckboxValue, setLastSelectedCheckboxValue] = React.useState()

  const handleCheckboxGroupChange = (selectedValues, e) => {
    setSelectedCheckboxValues(selectedValues)
    setLastSelectedCheckboxValue(e.currentTarget.value)
  }

  const handleChoiceOneChange = e => {
    alert('Choice one has its own handler')
  }

  return (
    <Box display="grid" sx={{gap: 1}}>
      <CheckboxGroup onChange={handleCheckboxGroupChange}>
        <CheckboxGroup.Label>Choices</CheckboxGroup.Label>
        <FormControl>
          <Checkbox value="one" defaultChecked onChange={handleChoiceOneChange} />
          <FormControl.Label>Choice one</FormControl.Label>
        </FormControl>
        <FormControl>
          <Checkbox value="two" defaultChecked />
          <FormControl.Label>Choice two</FormControl.Label>
        </FormControl>
        <FormControl>
          <Checkbox value="three" />
          <FormControl.Label>Choice three</FormControl.Label>
        </FormControl>
      </CheckboxGroup>

      {Boolean(selectedCheckboxValues.length) && (
        <div>The selected checkbox values are {selectedCheckboxValues.join(', ')}</div>
      )}
      {Boolean(lastSelectedCheckboxValue) && <div>The last affected checkbox value is {lastSelectedCheckboxValue}</div>}
    </Box>
  )
}

render(<WithOnChangeHandlers />)

const WithOnChangeHandlers = () => {
  const [selectedCheckboxValues, setSelectedCheckboxValues] = React.useState(['one', 'two'])
  const [lastSelectedCheckboxValue, setLastSelectedCheckboxValue] = React.useState()

  const handleCheckboxGroupChange = (selectedValues, e) => {
    setSelectedCheckboxValues(selectedValues)
    setLastSelectedCheckboxValue(e.currentTarget.value)
  }

  const handleChoiceOneChange = e => {
    alert('Choice one has its own handler')
  }

  return (
    <Box display="grid" sx={{gap: 1}}>
      <CheckboxGroup onChange={handleCheckboxGroupChange}>
        <CheckboxGroup.Label>Choices</CheckboxGroup.Label>
        <FormControl>
          <Checkbox value="one" defaultChecked onChange={handleChoiceOneChange} />
          <FormControl.Label>Choice one</FormControl.Label>
        </FormControl>
        <FormControl>
          <Checkbox value="two" defaultChecked />
          <FormControl.Label>Choice two</FormControl.Label>
        </FormControl>
        <FormControl>
          <Checkbox value="three" />
          <FormControl.Label>Choice three</FormControl.Label>
        </FormControl>
      </CheckboxGroup>

      {Boolean(selectedCheckboxValues.length) && (
        <div>The selected checkbox values are {selectedCheckboxValues.join(', ')}</div>
      )}
      {Boolean(lastSelectedCheckboxValue) && <div>The last affected checkbox value is {lastSelectedCheckboxValue}</div>}
    </Box>
  )
}

render(<WithOnChangeHandlers />)

Disabled

<CheckboxGroup disabled>
  <CheckboxGroup.Label>Choices</CheckboxGroup.Label>
  <FormControl>
    <Checkbox value="one" />
    <FormControl.Label>Choice one</FormControl.Label>
  </FormControl>
  <FormControl>
    <Checkbox value="two" />
    <FormControl.Label>Choice two</FormControl.Label>
  </FormControl>
  <FormControl>
    <Checkbox value="three" />
    <FormControl.Label>Choice three</FormControl.Label>
  </FormControl>
</CheckboxGroup>

<CheckboxGroup disabled>
  <CheckboxGroup.Label>Choices</CheckboxGroup.Label>
  <FormControl>
    <Checkbox value="one" />
    <FormControl.Label>Choice one</FormControl.Label>
  </FormControl>
  <FormControl>
    <Checkbox value="two" />
    <FormControl.Label>Choice two</FormControl.Label>
  </FormControl>
  <FormControl>
    <Checkbox value="three" />
    <FormControl.Label>Choice three</FormControl.Label>
  </FormControl>
</CheckboxGroup>

Required

<CheckboxGroup required>
  <CheckboxGroup.Label>Choices</CheckboxGroup.Label>
  <FormControl>
    <Checkbox value="one" />
    <FormControl.Label>Choice one</FormControl.Label>
  </FormControl>
  <FormControl>
    <Checkbox value="two" />
    <FormControl.Label>Choice two</FormControl.Label>
  </FormControl>
  <FormControl>
    <Checkbox value="three" />
    <FormControl.Label>Choice three</FormControl.Label>
  </FormControl>
</CheckboxGroup>

<CheckboxGroup required>
  <CheckboxGroup.Label>Choices</CheckboxGroup.Label>
  <FormControl>
    <Checkbox value="one" />
    <FormControl.Label>Choice one</FormControl.Label>
  </FormControl>
  <FormControl>
    <Checkbox value="two" />
    <FormControl.Label>Choice two</FormControl.Label>
  </FormControl>
  <FormControl>
    <Checkbox value="three" />
    <FormControl.Label>Choice three</FormControl.Label>
  </FormControl>
</CheckboxGroup>

With validation

<CheckboxGroup>
  <CheckboxGroup.Label>Choices</CheckboxGroup.Label>
  <FormControl>
    <Checkbox value="one" />
    <FormControl.Label>Choice one</FormControl.Label>
  </FormControl>
  <FormControl>
    <Checkbox value="two" />
    <FormControl.Label>Choice two</FormControl.Label>
  </FormControl>
  <FormControl>
    <Checkbox value="three" />
    <FormControl.Label>Choice three</FormControl.Label>
  </FormControl>
  <CheckboxGroup.Validation variant="error">Your choices are wrong</CheckboxGroup.Validation>
</CheckboxGroup>

<CheckboxGroup>
  <CheckboxGroup.Label>Choices</CheckboxGroup.Label>
  <FormControl>
    <Checkbox value="one" />
    <FormControl.Label>Choice one</FormControl.Label>
  </FormControl>
  <FormControl>
    <Checkbox value="two" />
    <FormControl.Label>Choice two</FormControl.Label>
  </FormControl>
  <FormControl>
    <Checkbox value="three" />
    <FormControl.Label>Choice three</FormControl.Label>
  </FormControl>
  <CheckboxGroup.Validation variant="error">Your choices are wrong</CheckboxGroup.Validation>
</CheckboxGroup>

With caption

<CheckboxGroup>
  <CheckboxGroup.Label>Choices</CheckboxGroup.Label>
  <CheckboxGroup.Caption>You can pick any or all of these choices</CheckboxGroup.Caption>
  <FormControl>
    <Checkbox value="one" />
    <FormControl.Label>Choice one</FormControl.Label>
  </FormControl>
  <FormControl>
    <Checkbox value="two" />
    <FormControl.Label>Choice two</FormControl.Label>
  </FormControl>
  <FormControl>
    <Checkbox value="three" />
    <FormControl.Label>Choice three</FormControl.Label>
  </FormControl>
</CheckboxGroup>

<CheckboxGroup>
  <CheckboxGroup.Label>Choices</CheckboxGroup.Label>
  <CheckboxGroup.Caption>You can pick any or all of these choices</CheckboxGroup.Caption>
  <FormControl>
    <Checkbox value="one" />
    <FormControl.Label>Choice one</FormControl.Label>
  </FormControl>
  <FormControl>
    <Checkbox value="two" />
    <FormControl.Label>Choice two</FormControl.Label>
  </FormControl>
  <FormControl>
    <Checkbox value="three" />
    <FormControl.Label>Choice three</FormControl.Label>
  </FormControl>
</CheckboxGroup>

<CheckboxGroup>
  <CheckboxGroup.Label visuallyHidden>Choices</CheckboxGroup.Label>
  <FormControl>
    <Checkbox value="one" />
    <FormControl.Label>Choice one</FormControl.Label>
  </FormControl>
  <FormControl>
    <Checkbox value="two" />
    <FormControl.Label>Choice two</FormControl.Label>
  </FormControl>
  <FormControl>
    <Checkbox value="three" />
    <FormControl.Label>Choice three</FormControl.Label>
  </FormControl>
</CheckboxGroup>

<CheckboxGroup>
  <CheckboxGroup.Label visuallyHidden>Choices</CheckboxGroup.Label>
  <FormControl>
    <Checkbox value="one" />
    <FormControl.Label>Choice one</FormControl.Label>
  </FormControl>
  <FormControl>
    <Checkbox value="two" />
    <FormControl.Label>Choice two</FormControl.Label>
  </FormControl>
  <FormControl>
    <Checkbox value="three" />
    <FormControl.Label>Choice three</FormControl.Label>
  </FormControl>
</CheckboxGroup>

With an external label

<>
  <Box
    id="choiceHeading"
    borderBottomWidth="1px"
    borderBottomStyle="solid"
    borderBottomColor="border.default"
    pb={2}
    mb={3}
    fontSize={3}
  >
    Choices
  </Box>
  <CheckboxGroup aria-labelledby="choiceHeading">
    <FormControl>
      <Checkbox value="one" />
      <FormControl.Label>Choice one</FormControl.Label>
    </FormControl>
    <FormControl>
      <Checkbox value="two" />
      <FormControl.Label>Choice two</FormControl.Label>
    </FormControl>
    <FormControl>
      <Checkbox value="three" />
      <FormControl.Label>Choice three</FormControl.Label>
    </FormControl>
  </CheckboxGroup>
</>

<>
  <Box
    id="choiceHeading"
    borderBottomWidth="1px"
    borderBottomStyle="solid"
    borderBottomColor="border.default"
    pb={2}
    mb={3}
    fontSize={3}
  >
    Choices
  </Box>
  <CheckboxGroup aria-labelledby="choiceHeading">
    <FormControl>
      <Checkbox value="one" />
      <FormControl.Label>Choice one</FormControl.Label>
    </FormControl>
    <FormControl>
      <Checkbox value="two" />
      <FormControl.Label>Choice two</FormControl.Label>
    </FormControl>
    <FormControl>
      <Checkbox value="three" />
      <FormControl.Label>Choice three</FormControl.Label>
    </FormControl>
  </CheckboxGroup>
</>

Props

CheckboxGroup

Name	Type	Default	Description
aria-labelledby	string		Used when associating the input group with a label other than CheckboxGroup.Label
children Required	CheckboxGroup.Label \| CheckboxGroup.Caption \| CheckboxGroup.Validation \| FormControl
disabled	boolean	false	Whether the input group allows user input
id	string	a generated string	The unique identifier for this input group. Used to associate the label, validation text, and caption text. You may want a custom ID to make it easier to select elements in integration tests.
onChange	(selected: string[], e?: ChangeEvent<HTMLInputElement>) => void		An onChange handler that gets called when the selection changes
required	boolean	false	If true, the user must make a selection before the owning form can be submitted
sx	SystemStyleObject		Style overrides to apply to the component. See also overriding styles.

CheckboxGroup.Label

A title for the set of choices. If a CheckboxGroup.Label is not passed as a child, you must pass the external title's ID to the aria-describedby prop on CheckboxGroup

Name	Type	Default	Description
visuallyHidden	boolean	false	If true, the fieldset legend will be visually hidden
sx	SystemStyleObject		Style overrides to apply to the component. See also overriding styles.

CheckboxGroup.Description

Name	Type	Default	Description
children	React.ReactNode		The caption content
sx	SystemStyleObject		Style overrides to apply to the component. See also overriding styles.

CheckboxGroup.Validation

If the user's selection has been flagged during validation, CheckboxGroup.Validation may be used to render contextual validation information to help the user complete their task

Name	Type	Description
children	React.ReactNode	The validation message
variant Required	'error' \| 'success' \| 'warning'	Changes the visual style to match the validation status
sx	SystemStyleObject	Style overrides to apply to the component. See also overriding styles.

Status

Alpha

Component props are documented on primer.style/react.
Component does not have any unnecessary third-party dependencies.
Component can adapt to different themes.
Component can adapt to different screen sizes.
Component has 100% test coverage.

Beta

Component is used in a production application.
Common usage examples are documented on primer.style/react.
Common usage examples are documented in storybook stories.
Component has been reviewed by a systems designer and any resulting issues have been addressed.
Component has been manually reviewed by the accessibility team and any resulting issues have been addressed.

Stable

Component API has been stable with no breaking changes for at least one month.
Feedback on API usability has been sought from developers using the component and any resulting issues have been addressed.
Component has corresponding design guidelines documented in the interface guidelines.
Component has corresponding Figma component in the Primer Web library.