Checkbox Group

Provides shared state to a series of checkboxes.

Next.jsViteAstro

import { Checkbox } from "@/components/ui/checkbox";
import { CheckboxGroup } from "@/components/ui/checkbox-group";
import { Label } from "@/components/ui/label";

export default function Particle() {
  return (
    <CheckboxGroup aria-label="Select frameworks" defaultValue={["next"]}>
      <Label>
        <Checkbox value="next" />
        Next.js
      </Label>
      <Label>
        <Checkbox value="vite" />
        Vite
      </Label>
      <Label>
        <Checkbox value="astro" />
        Astro
      </Label>
    </CheckboxGroup>
  );
}

Installation


bunx --bun shadcn@latest add @shaddercn/checkbox-group

Usage

import { Checkbox } from "@/components/ui/checkbox"
import { CheckboxGroup } from "@/components/ui/checkbox-group"

<CheckboxGroup>
  <Label>
    <Checkbox defaultChecked />
    Next.js
  </Label>
  <Label>
    <Checkbox />
    Vite
  </Label>
  <Label>
    <Checkbox />
    Astro
  </Label>
</CheckboxGroup>

Examples

For accessible group labelling and validation, prefer wrapping checkbox groups with Field and Fieldset. See the related example: Checkbox group field.

With Disabled Item

Next.jsViteAstro

import { Checkbox } from "@/components/ui/checkbox";
import { CheckboxGroup } from "@/components/ui/checkbox-group";
import { Label } from "@/components/ui/label";

export default function Particle() {
  return (
    <CheckboxGroup aria-label="Select frameworks" defaultValue={["next"]}>
      <Label>
        <Checkbox value="next" />
        Next.js
      </Label>
      <Label>
        <Checkbox disabled value="vite" />
        Vite
      </Label>
      <Label>
        <Checkbox value="astro" />
        Astro
      </Label>
    </CheckboxGroup>
  );
}

Parent Checkbox

FrameworksNext.jsViteAstro

"use client";

import * as React from "react";

import { Checkbox } from "@/components/ui/checkbox";
import { CheckboxGroup } from "@/components/ui/checkbox-group";
import { Label } from "@/components/ui/label";

const frameworks = [
  { id: "next", name: "Next.js" },
  { id: "vite", name: "Vite" },
  { id: "astro", name: "Astro" },
];

export default function Particle() {
  const [value, setValue] = React.useState<string[]>([]);

  return (
    <CheckboxGroup
      allValues={frameworks.map((framework) => framework.id)}
      aria-labelledby="frameworks-caption"
      onValueChange={setValue}
      value={value}
    >
      <Label id="frameworks-caption">
        <Checkbox name="frameworks" parent />
        Frameworks
      </Label>

      {frameworks.map((framework) => (
        <Label className="ms-4" key={framework.id}>
          <Checkbox value={framework.id} />
          {framework.name}
        </Label>
      ))}
    </CheckboxGroup>
  );
}

Nested Parent Checkbox

"use client";

import * as React from "react";

import { Checkbox } from "@/components/ui/checkbox";
import { CheckboxGroup } from "@/components/ui/checkbox-group";
import { Label } from "@/components/ui/label";

const mainPermissions = [
  { id: "view-dashboard", name: "View Dashboard" },
  { id: "manage-users", name: "Manage Users" },
  { id: "access-reports", name: "Access Reports" },
];

const userManagementPermissions = [
  { id: "create-user", name: "Create User" },
  { id: "edit-user", name: "Edit User" },
  { id: "delete-user", name: "Delete User" },
  { id: "assign-roles", name: "Assign Roles" },
];

export default function Particle() {
  const [mainValue, setMainValue] = React.useState<string[]>([]);
  const [managementValue, setManagementValue] = React.useState<string[]>([]);

  const managementIsPartial =
    managementValue.length > 0 &&
    managementValue.length !== userManagementPermissions.length;

  return (
    <CheckboxGroup
      allValues={mainPermissions.map((p) => p.id)}
      aria-labelledby="user-permissions-caption"
      onValueChange={(value) => {
        if (value.includes("manage-users")) {
          setManagementValue(userManagementPermissions.map((p) => p.id));
        } else if (
          managementValue.length === userManagementPermissions.length
        ) {
          setManagementValue([]);
        }
        setMainValue(value);
      }}
      value={mainValue}
    >
      <Label id="user-permissions-caption">
        <Checkbox indeterminate={managementIsPartial} parent />
        User Permissions
      </Label>

      {mainPermissions
        .filter((p) => p.id !== "manage-users")
        .map((p) => (
          <Label className="ms-4" key={p.id}>
            <Checkbox value={p.id} />
            {p.name}
          </Label>
        ))}

      <CheckboxGroup
        allValues={userManagementPermissions.map((p) => p.id)}
        aria-labelledby="manage-users-caption"
        className="ms-4"
        onValueChange={(value) => {
          if (value.length === userManagementPermissions.length) {
            setMainValue((prev) =>
              Array.from(new Set([...prev, "manage-users"])),
            );
          } else {
            setMainValue((prev) => prev.filter((v) => v !== "manage-users"));
          }
          setManagementValue(value);
        }}
        value={managementValue}
      >
        <Label id="manage-users-caption">
          <Checkbox parent />
          Manage Users
        </Label>

        {userManagementPermissions.map((p) => (
          <Label className="ms-4" key={p.id}>
            <Checkbox value={p.id} />
            {p.name}
          </Label>
        ))}
      </CheckboxGroup>
    </CheckboxGroup>
  );
}

Form Integration

"use client";

import * as React from "react";

import { Button } from "@/components/ui/button";
import { Checkbox } from "@/components/ui/checkbox";
import { CheckboxGroup } from "@/components/ui/checkbox-group";
import { Field, FieldItem, FieldLabel } from "@/components/ui/field";
import { Fieldset, FieldsetLegend } from "@/components/ui/fieldset";
import { Form } from "@/components/ui/form";

export default function Particle() {
  const [loading, setLoading] = React.useState(false);
  const onSubmit = async (e: React.FormEvent<HTMLFormElement>) => {
    e.preventDefault();
    const formData = new FormData(e.currentTarget);
    setLoading(true);
    await new Promise((r) => setTimeout(r, 800));
    setLoading(false);
    const frameworks = formData.getAll("frameworks") as string[];
    alert(`Selected: ${frameworks.join(", ") || "none"}`);
  };

  return (
    <Form className="max-w-[160px]" onSubmit={onSubmit}>
      <Field
        className="gap-4"
        name="frameworks"
        render={(props) => <Fieldset {...props} />}
      >
        <FieldsetLegend>Frameworks</FieldsetLegend>
        <CheckboxGroup defaultValue={["next"]} disabled={loading}>
          <FieldItem>
            <FieldLabel>
              <Checkbox value="next" />
              Next.js
            </FieldLabel>
          </FieldItem>
          <FieldItem>
            <FieldLabel>
              <Checkbox value="vite" />
              Vite
            </FieldLabel>
          </FieldItem>
          <FieldItem>
            <FieldLabel>
              <Checkbox value="astro" />
              Astro
            </FieldLabel>
          </FieldItem>
        </CheckboxGroup>
      </Field>
      <Button disabled={loading} type="submit">
        Submit
      </Button>
    </Form>
  );
}

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Installation Usage Examples With Disabled Item Parent Checkbox Nested Parent Checkbox Form Integration