---
modificationDate: June 29, 2026
title: Checkbox
description: A toggle control that represents a checked or unchecked state.
sourceCodeUrl: 'https://github.com/expo/expo/tree/sdk-57/packages/expo-ui'
packageName: '@expo/ui'
platforms: ['android', 'ios', 'web', 'expo-go']
---

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- [Overview](https://docs.expo.dev/versions/v57.0.0/sdk/ui/universal.md)
- [BottomSheet](https://docs.expo.dev/versions/v57.0.0/sdk/ui/universal/bottomsheet.md)
- [Button](https://docs.expo.dev/versions/v57.0.0/sdk/ui/universal/button.md)
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- [List](https://docs.expo.dev/versions/v57.0.0/sdk/ui/universal/list.md)
- [Picker](https://docs.expo.dev/versions/v57.0.0/sdk/ui/universal/picker.md)
- [RNHostView](https://docs.expo.dev/versions/v57.0.0/sdk/ui/universal/rnhostview.md)
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- [Text](https://docs.expo.dev/versions/v57.0.0/sdk/ui/universal/text.md)
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# Checkbox

A toggle control that represents a checked or unchecked state.
Android, iOS, Web, Included in Expo Go

A controlled checkbox. Pair [`value`](/versions/v57.0.0/sdk/ui/universal/checkbox.md#value) with [`onValueChange`](/versions/v57.0.0/sdk/ui/universal/checkbox.md#onvaluechange) to manage state from React.

## Installation

```sh
# npm
npx expo install @expo/ui

# yarn
yarn expo install @expo/ui

# pnpm
pnpm expo install @expo/ui

# bun
bun expo install @expo/ui
```

If you are installing this in an [existing React Native app](/bare/overview.md), make sure to [install `expo`](/bare/installing-expo-modules.md) in your project.

## Usage

### Basic checkbox

```tsx
import { useState } from 'react';
import { Host, Checkbox } from '@expo/ui';

export default function CheckboxExample() {
  const [accepted, setAccepted] = useState(false);

  return (
    <Host matchContents>
      <Checkbox label="I accept the terms" value={accepted} onValueChange={setAccepted} />
    </Host>
  );
}
```

### Disabled

```tsx
import { Host, Checkbox } from '@expo/ui';

export default function DisabledCheckboxExample() {
  return (
    <Host matchContents>
      <Checkbox label="Locked option" value onValueChange={() => {}} disabled />
    </Host>
  );
}
```

## API

```tsx
import { Checkbox } from '@expo/ui';
```

## Component

### `Checkbox`

Type: React.[Element](https://www.typescriptlang.org/docs/handbook/jsx.html#function-component)<[CheckboxProps](#checkboxprops)\>

A toggle control that represents a checked or unchecked state.

Props for the [`Checkbox`](#checkbox) component.

CheckboxProps

### `disabled`

Optional • Type: `boolean`

Whether the checkbox is disabled. Disabled checkboxes do not respond to user interaction.

### `label`

Optional • Type: `string`

Text label displayed alongside the checkbox.

### `modifiers`

Optional • Type: `ModifierConfig[]`

Platform-specific modifier escape hatch. Pass an array of modifier configs from `@expo/ui/swift-ui/modifiers` or `@expo/ui/jetpack-compose/modifiers`.

### `onValueChange`

Type: `(value: boolean) => void`

Called when the user toggles the checkbox.

### `testID`

Optional • Type: `string`

Identifier used to locate the component in end-to-end tests.

### `value`

Type: `boolean`

Whether the checkbox is checked.