Multiple Choice: How do I change the checkbox tick color to orange?

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    BMH Companies
    Asked on January 31, 2026 at 5:34 PM

    How do I change the checkbox tick color to orange? I watched the video at this link and followed the steps, but it did not work: https://www.jotform.com/answers/13647721-how-to-change-the-checkbox-tick-colour

    Please advise.

    Thank you!

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    Sonnyfer Enterprise Support
    Replied on January 31, 2026 at 7:20 PM

    Hi there,

    Thanks for reaching out to Jotform Support. Are you working on this form? You can easily change the tick checkboxes to orange by Injecting CSS into your form. Let me walk you through it:

    1. First, copy this code:

    .form-checkbox-item:not(#foo) label:before {
        background-color: orange;
    }

    2. In Form Builder, click on the Paint Roller icon on the right side of the page to open Form Designer.

    3. Now, in the Form Designer menu, click on the Styles tab, scroll down, and paste the code into the Inject CSS Code box. That’s it. The code is automatically saved.

    Multiple Choice: How do I change the checkbox tick color to orange? Image 1 Screenshot 30

    Here's what it looks like afterward:

    Multiple Choice: How do I change the checkbox tick color to orange? Image 2 Screenshot 41

    Give it a try and let us know how it goes.

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    Bridgett
    Replied on February 1, 2026 at 7:43 AM

    Thank you. I do not want the box to appear as orange. I want the box to remain white and change to orange when clicked. How do I do that?

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    John JotForm Support
    Replied on February 1, 2026 at 8:23 AM

    Hi Bridgett,

    You can use the custom CSS code below to your form, and it should change the check marks to orange:

    /*thread 35237311 - make checkmarks orange*/
    .form-checkbox:checked+label:after, .form-checkbox:checked+span:before {
        background-image:url("data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB2aWV3Qm94PSIwIDAgMTAgOCIgZmlsbD0ibm9uZSIgeG1sbnM9Imh0dHA6Ly93d3cudzMub3JnLzIwMDAvc3ZnIj48cGF0aCBkPSJNMSA0bDIuNjY3IDNMOSAxbCIgc3Ryb2tlPSIjRjI4QzI4IiBzdHJva2Utd2lkdGg9IjIiIHN0cm9rZS1saW5lY2FwPSJyb3VuZCIgc3Ryb2tlLWxpbmVqb2luPSJyb3VuZCIvPjwvc3ZnPg==")!important;
    }
    .form-checkbox:checked+label:before {
            background-color: #fff!important;
            border-color: #b8bdc9!important;
    }
    /*ends here*/

    Just make sure to remove the code my colleague provided to remove the orange background. Check out the screencast below to see how it works on a cloned form now:

    Multiple Choice: How do I change the checkbox tick color to orange? Image 1 Screenshot 20 Give it a try and let us know if you need any more help.