::-ms-check

The ::-ms-check CSS pseudo-element is a Microsoft extension that represents checkboxes and radio button groups created by <input type="checkbox"> and <input type="radio">.

This pseudo-element is supported only in Internet Explorer and Microsoft Edge.

Allowable Properties

Only the following CSS properties can be used in a rule with ::-ms-check in its selector. Other properties are ignored.

• background-clip
• background-color
• background-image
• background-origin
• background-repeat
• background-size
• border-bottom-color
• border-bottom-left-radius
• border-bottom-right-radius
• border-bottom-style
• border-bottom-width
• border-left-color
• border-left-style
• border-left-width
• border-right-color
• border-right-style
• border-right-width
• border-top-color
• border-top-left-radius
• border-top-right-radius
• border-top-style
• border-top-width
• box-shadow
• box-sizing
• color
• cursor
• display (values block, inline-block, none)
• @font-face
• font-size
• font-style
• font-weight
• height
• margin-bottom
• margin-left
• margin-right
• margin-top
• -ms-background-position-x
• -ms-background-position-y
• -ms-high-contrast-adjust
• opacity
• outline-color
• outline-style
• outline-width
• padding-bottom
• padding-left
• padding-right
• padding-top
• transform
• transform-origin
• visibility
• width

Syntax

  ::-ms-check

Example

HTML

<form>
  <label for="redButton">Red</label>
  <input type="radio" id="redButton"><br>
  <label for="greenCheckbox">Green</label>
  <input type="checkbox" id="greenCheckbox">
</form>

CSS

input, label {
  display: inline;
}

input[type=radio]::-ms-check {
  border-color: red; /* This will make the border red when the button is checked. */
  color: red; /* This will make the circle red when the button is checked. */
}

input[type=checkbox]::-ms-check {
  border-color: green; /* This will make the box green when the button is checked. */
  color: green; /* This will make the checkmark green when the button is checked. */
}

Result

Below is an example for you to try. The screenshot to the left shows what will happen when you check the buttons if you don't have access to Internet Explorer or Edge.

Specifications

Not part of any specification.

Browser compatibilityUpdate compatibility data on GitHub