HTML <input> checked Attribute

The checked attribute of the <input> element specifies that the input type checkbox is checked when the web page loads. You can also use this attribute with input type radio.

Following is the syntax −

<input type=”checkbox” checked>

Above, we have set it checked since we wanted the checkbox to be selected when the web page loads.

Let us now see an example to implement the checked attribute of the <input> element −

Example

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>
<h2>Register</h2>
<form action = "" method = "get">
Id: <input type = "text" name = "id" placeholder = "Enter UserId here..." size = "25"><br>
Password: <input type = "password" name = "pwd" placeholder = "Enter password here..."><br>
DOB: <input type = "date" name = "dob" placeholder = "Enter date of birth here..."><br>
Telephone: <input type = "tel" name = "tel" placeholder = "Enter mobile number here..."><br>
Email: <input type = "email" name = "email" placeholder = "Enter email here..." size = "35"><br><br>
<input type = "checkbox" name = "vehicle" value = "Bike" checked>Newsletter Subscription: <br>
<button type = "submit" value = "Submit">Submit</button>
</form>
</body>
</html>

Output

HTML <input> checked Attribute

In the above example, we have a form with a button −

<form action = "" method = "get">
Id: <input type = "text" name = "id" placeholder = "Enter UserId here..." size = "25"><br>
Password: <input type = "password" name = "pwd" placeholder = "Enter password here..."><br>
DOB: <input type = "date" name = "dob" placeholder = "Enter date of birth here..."><br>
Telephone: <input type = "tel" name = "tel" placeholder = "Enter mobile number here..."><br>
Email: <input type = "email" name = "email" placeholder = "Enter email here..." size = "35"><br><br>
<input type = "checkbox" name = "vehicle" value = "Bike" checked>Newsletter Subscription: <br>
<button type = "submit" value = "Submit">Submit</button>
</form>

With that, we have also set a checkbox −

<input type="checkbox" name="vehicle" value="Bike" checked>Newsletter Subscription:

As you can see above, we have set the checked attribute, so that the input type checkbox remains checked when the page loads.