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  • 1. The transition-duration property
  • 2. Transition duration, step 2
  • 3. The transition-property: which properties can be changed smoothly?
  • 4. The transition-delay property
  • 5. The “form” of the transition, transition-timing-function
  • 6. transition-timing-function, step 2
  • 7. transition-timing-function, step 3
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  • 13. Checkboxes, step 2
  • 14. Checkboxes, step 3
  • 15. Radio buttons, step 1
  • 16. Radio buttons, step 2
  • 17. Radio buttons, step 3
  • 18. Toggle switches, step 1
  • 19. Toggle switches, step 2
  • 20. Toggle switches, step 3
  • 21. Toggle switches, step 4
  • 22. The transformer icon, step 1
  • 23. The transformer icon, step 2
  • 24. The transformer icon, step 3
  • 25. The transformer icon, step 4
  • 26. Text input field, step 1
  • 27. Text input field, step 2
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  • 29. Text input field, step 4
Checkboxes, step 3
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Checkboxes, step 2

Let’s work on the selected state of our label::before or “pseudo-checkbox”.

Transform the pseudo-checkbox when it is selected into a checkmark, which is a flattened turquoise block without a border along the top and right edges.

To manage the selected state of the pseudo-box, let’s create a CSS rule with the following selector:

input[type="checkbox"]:checked ~ label::before { ... }

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<!DOCTYPE html> <html lang="en"> <head> <title>Checkboxes, step 2</title> <meta charset="utf-8"> <link rel="stylesheet" href="material.css"> <link rel="stylesheet" href="style.css"> </head> <body class="green-theme"> <section class="card"> <h1 class="question"><span>What are the correct values for the position property?</span></h1> <form class="answers" action="https://echo.htmlacademy.ru/courses" method="post"> <button class="fab" type="submit">&#58882;</button> <div> <input type="checkbox" id="answer1"> <label for="answer1">absolute</label> </div> <div> <input type="checkbox" id="answer2"> <label for="answer2">great</label> </div> <div> <input type="checkbox" id="answer3"> <label for="answer3">majestic</label> </div> </form> </section> </body> </html>
CSS
label { position: relative; cursor: pointer; } label::before { position: absolute; top: 0; left: -44px; z-index: 1; width: 16px; height: 16px; border: 2px solid #5a5a5a; content: ""; } input[type="checkbox"] { display: none; } input[type="checkbox"]:checked ~ label::before { }

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    Set the following for the selected state of the pseduo-checkbox:

    1. a width of 21px and a height of 10px,
    2. border color of #00bad2,
    3. top and right edge border style of none.

    Toggle the checkboxes to test the result.

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