How to use images like checkboxes with CSS?

We want to use images like checkboxes with CSS.

How to use images like checkboxes will look at in this article with CSS.

How to use images like checkboxes with CSS?

We can add a label and an input and style them to use checkboxes like images with CSS.

For instance, we write

<input type="checkbox" id="myCheckbox1" />
<label for="myCheckbox1"><img src="https://picsum.photos/200/200" /></label>

to add a checkbox with a label that has an img element in it.

Then we set the background image of the label with CSS by writing

label::before {
  background-image: url(../path/to/unchecked.png);
}

:checked + label::before {
  background-image: url(../path/to/checked.png);
}

To replace the checkbox we set the background image with

label::before {
  background-image: url(../path/to/unchecked.png);
}

And the we set the image that shows when the checkbox is checked instead of the checkbox with

:checked + label::before {
  background-image: url(../path/to/checked.png);
}

Conclusion

To use checkboxes like images, we can add a label and an input and style them with CSS.