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Draw Stroke Checkmark

A premium, hand-drawn feel: an inline SVG checkmark that draws itself in on check using the classic stroke-dasharray / stroke-dashoffset line technique. Crisp at any size, no raster assets, and the animation is pure CSS.

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<section class="cb-09" aria-label="Draw-stroke checkmark checkboxes">
  <div class="cb-09__panel">
    <label class="cb-09__row"><input type="checkbox" class="cb-09__input" checked><span class="cb-09__box" aria-hidden="true"><svg viewBox="0 0 24 24"><path d="M4.5 12.5 10 18 20 6"/></svg></span><span class="cb-09__label">Contract signed</span></label>
    <label class="cb-09__row"><input type="checkbox" class="cb-09__input"><span class="cb-09__box" aria-hidden="true"><svg viewBox="0 0 24 24"><path d="M4.5 12.5 10 18 20 6"/></svg></span><span class="cb-09__label">Payment received</span></label>
    <label class="cb-09__row"><input type="checkbox" class="cb-09__input"><span class="cb-09__box" aria-hidden="true"><svg viewBox="0 0 24 24"><path d="M4.5 12.5 10 18 20 6"/></svg></span><span class="cb-09__label">Shipment dispatched</span></label>
  </div>
</section>
.cb-09,
.cb-09 *,
.cb-09 *::before,
.cb-09 *::after {
  box-sizing: border-box;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
}

.cb-09 ::selection {
  background: oklch(0.6 0.15 155);
  color: #fff;
}

.cb-09 {
  --accent: oklch(0.56 0.14 155);
  font-family: 'Segoe UI',system-ui,sans-serif;
  width: 100%;
  min-height: 100vh;
  padding: 40px 20px;
  background: #f3f6f4;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
}

.cb-09__panel {
  width: min(400px,100%);
  background: #fff;
  border: 1px solid #e2e8e4;
  border-radius: 14px;
  padding: 10px 14px;
}

.cb-09__row {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 14px;
  cursor: pointer;
  padding: 13px 8px;
}

.cb-09__input {
  position: absolute;
  width: 1px;
  height: 1px;
  padding: 0;
  margin: -1px;
  overflow: hidden;
  clip: rect(0 0 0 0);
  white-space: nowrap;
  border: 0;
}

.cb-09__box {
  flex: none;
  width: 26px;
  height: 26px;
  border-radius: 7px;
  border: 2px solid #c2ccc6;
  background: #fff;
  display: grid;
  place-items: center;
  transition: background .25s,border-color .25s;
}

.cb-09__box svg {
  width: 18px;
  height: 18px;
  fill: none;
  stroke: #fff;
  stroke-width: 3;
  stroke-linecap: round;
  stroke-linejoin: round;
}

.cb-09__box svg path {
  stroke-dasharray: 24;
  stroke-dashoffset: 24;
  transition: stroke-dashoffset .45s cubic-bezier(.6,.1,.3,1);
}

.cb-09__input:checked ~ .cb-09__box {
  background: var(--accent);
  border-color: var(--accent);
}

.cb-09__input:checked ~ .cb-09__box svg path {
  stroke-dashoffset: 0;
}

.cb-09__input:focus-visible ~ .cb-09__box {
  outline: 3px solid var(--accent);
  outline-offset: 3px;
}

.cb-09__label {
  font-size: 14.5px;
  color: #2c352f;
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .cb-09__box,
    .cb-09__box svg path {
    transition: none;
  }
}
/* No JavaScript — stroke-dashoffset animates 24→0 on :checked to draw the tick. */
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Demo: Draw Stroke Checkmark
Source: https://codefronts.com/components/css-checkboxes/draw-stroke-checkmark/

A premium, hand-drawn feel: an inline SVG checkmark that draws itself in on check using the classic stroke-dasharray / stroke-dashoffset line technique. Crisp at any size, no raster assets, and the animation is pure CSS.
## HTML
```html
<section class="cb-09" aria-label="Draw-stroke checkmark checkboxes">
  <div class="cb-09__panel">
    <label class="cb-09__row"><input type="checkbox" class="cb-09__input" checked><span class="cb-09__box" aria-hidden="true"><svg viewBox="0 0 24 24"><path d="M4.5 12.5 10 18 20 6"/></svg></span><span class="cb-09__label">Contract signed</span></label>
    <label class="cb-09__row"><input type="checkbox" class="cb-09__input"><span class="cb-09__box" aria-hidden="true"><svg viewBox="0 0 24 24"><path d="M4.5 12.5 10 18 20 6"/></svg></span><span class="cb-09__label">Payment received</span></label>
    <label class="cb-09__row"><input type="checkbox" class="cb-09__input"><span class="cb-09__box" aria-hidden="true"><svg viewBox="0 0 24 24"><path d="M4.5 12.5 10 18 20 6"/></svg></span><span class="cb-09__label">Shipment dispatched</span></label>
  </div>
</section>
```
## CSS
```css
.cb-09,
.cb-09 *,
.cb-09 *::before,
.cb-09 *::after {
  box-sizing: border-box;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
}

.cb-09 ::selection {
  background: oklch(0.6 0.15 155);
  color: #fff;
}

.cb-09 {
  --accent: oklch(0.56 0.14 155);
  font-family: 'Segoe UI',system-ui,sans-serif;
  width: 100%;
  min-height: 100vh;
  padding: 40px 20px;
  background: #f3f6f4;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
}

.cb-09__panel {
  width: min(400px,100%);
  background: #fff;
  border: 1px solid #e2e8e4;
  border-radius: 14px;
  padding: 10px 14px;
}

.cb-09__row {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 14px;
  cursor: pointer;
  padding: 13px 8px;
}

.cb-09__input {
  position: absolute;
  width: 1px;
  height: 1px;
  padding: 0;
  margin: -1px;
  overflow: hidden;
  clip: rect(0 0 0 0);
  white-space: nowrap;
  border: 0;
}

.cb-09__box {
  flex: none;
  width: 26px;
  height: 26px;
  border-radius: 7px;
  border: 2px solid #c2ccc6;
  background: #fff;
  display: grid;
  place-items: center;
  transition: background .25s,border-color .25s;
}

.cb-09__box svg {
  width: 18px;
  height: 18px;
  fill: none;
  stroke: #fff;
  stroke-width: 3;
  stroke-linecap: round;
  stroke-linejoin: round;
}

.cb-09__box svg path {
  stroke-dasharray: 24;
  stroke-dashoffset: 24;
  transition: stroke-dashoffset .45s cubic-bezier(.6,.1,.3,1);
}

.cb-09__input:checked ~ .cb-09__box {
  background: var(--accent);
  border-color: var(--accent);
}

.cb-09__input:checked ~ .cb-09__box svg path {
  stroke-dashoffset: 0;
}

.cb-09__input:focus-visible ~ .cb-09__box {
  outline: 3px solid var(--accent);
  outline-offset: 3px;
}

.cb-09__label {
  font-size: 14.5px;
  color: #2c352f;
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .cb-09__box,
    .cb-09__box svg path {
    transition: none;
  }
}
```

## JavaScript
```js
/* No JavaScript — stroke-dashoffset animates 24→0 on :checked to draw the tick. */
```

How this works

Each box contains an inline <svg> checkmark <path>. The path's total length is set as its stroke-dasharray and its stroke-dashoffset starts at that same value — so the line is fully 'retracted' and invisible. On input:checked, CSS transitions the stroke-dashoffset to 0, and the stroke appears to draw itself from start to finish.

Because stroke-dashoffset animation runs on the SVG paint and doesn't touch layout, it stays smooth. The box fill transitions colour underneath. The native input stays sr-only and focusable, with a :focus-visible ring on the box.

Round line caps/joins give the stroke a soft, high-end finish; adjust stroke-width for bolder or finer marks.

Make it yours

  • Set the dash length to your path's measured length (use path.getTotalLength() once in devtools) if you swap the checkmark shape.
  • Change draw speed via the stroke-dashoffset transition duration.
  • Adjust weight/finish with stroke-width and stroke-linecap.
  • Recolour box + stroke through --accent.

Gotchas — read before shipping

  • stroke-dasharray must be ≥ the path length or the line won't fully hide/reveal.
  • Give the SVG a fixed viewBox so the geometry (and dash length) is stable across sizes.
  • Keep the box itself as the state cue too (fill change), so state reads even before the draw completes.

Browser support

ChromeSafariFirefoxEdge
111+15.4+113+111+

Floor set by oklch() as this demo is written. The core technique itself goes back further — Chrome 49+.

SVG stroke-dashoffset animation via CSS is universally supported.

Techniques used in this demo

place-items / place-contentMDN ↗oklch()MDN ↗

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