Spec — Checkbox

Facet *isual*do Koder Design. Material parity: https://m3.material.io/components/checkbox/overview.

Anatomy

☐  Unchecked
☑  Checked     (filled accent square + white check icon)
☒  Indeterminate (filled accent square + dash icon)

• *ox* 18×18 px (default), 2 px border (text-muted unchecked)
• *heck icon* 14 px, accent-on fill
• *ndeterminate icon* horizontal dash, 12 px wide, accent-on
• *it zone* 48×48 px (touch target, R5)
• *abel*(when paired): 8 px gap, body-medium role

R1 — States (visual)

Per interaction/states.kmd:

R2 — Single checkbox (boolean toggle)

Use when the user toggles ONE thing on/off (terms acceptance, notification opt-in).

☐  I agree to the Terms of Service.

• Label to the right (left in RTL)
• Whole row clickable (label is a <label for="id"> or wraps the

  input)

• Don't use a Switch instead — Switch implies immediate effect

  (toggle WiFi), checkbox implies "this value as part of a form"

R3 — Multi-select list

Use within a list when user picks 0..N items.

☑  Inbox
☐  Spam
☑  Drafts
☐  Sent

• Per interaction/selection.kmd — list-row pattern
• Whole row clickable (not just the checkbox)
• Long-press on mobile enters select mode; subsequent taps toggle
• Bulk action bar appears when ≥ 1 checked

R4 — Indeterminate state

Represents partial selection (e.g., a parent of a tree with some children checked).

☒  All projects        ← indeterminate (some children checked)
   ☐  Project A
   ☑  Project B
   ☑  Project C

• Visual: dash icon (not check)
• Behavior on click: depends on convention — Koder default:

  indeterminate → unchecked → checked → unchecked (3-cycle)

• Programmatic only — user can't directly SET indeterminate; it's

  derived from children state

• aria-checked="mixed"

R5 — Touch target

• Visible box: 18×18 px
• Hit zone: 48×48 px (touch target per safe-area.kmd)
• When in a list row: entire row is the hit zone; checkbox box is

  visual anchor

R6 — Label association

<!-- ✅ Wrapped (preferred) -->
<label>
  <input type="checkbox"> I agree
</label>

<!-- ✅ Linked via for -->
<input type="checkbox" id="agree">
<label for="agree">I agree</label>

<!-- ❌ Separate without association -->
<input type="checkbox">
<span>I agree</span>

R7 — Error state

When a required checkbox is unchecked at submit:

• Box border error color
• Helper text below with error message (per errors/user-facing-messages.kmd)
• aria-invalid="true" + aria-describedby pointing at error text

R8 — Accessibility

• <input type="checkbox"> element (NOT <div role="checkbox">)
• Visible focus ring (R1)
• Keyboard: Space toggles
• Label association MANDATORY
• aria-checked follows native input checked state (no need to set

  manually unless using ARIA-only widget)

• Screen reader announces: "Checkbox, Inbox, checked" (or unchecked,

  or indeterminate)

R9 — Per-preset variation

R10 — Forbidden patterns

• ❌ Custom checkbox without standard semantic (rebuilding from <div>)
• ❌ Checkbox without label (always provide accessible name)
• ❌ Toggling between checkbox and switch styling per-row in same list
• ❌ "Required" indicator on checkbox row (it's binary — error on

  submit, not visual asterisk)

Cross-link

• interaction/selection.kmd — multi-select patterns
• interaction/states.kmd — focushoverpress visuals
• themes/color-roles.kmd — accent + error tokens
• errors/user-facing-messages.kmd — error format