1. Component Guide
  2. Form checkboxes
  3. With custom hint text
Form checkboxes example

With custom hint text

Hint text defaults to ‘Select all that apply’ but can be overridden with this option. Note that a hint (and a heading) is only displayed if there is more than one checkbox.

How it looks (preview)

What is your favourite skittle?
Taste the rainbow

How to call this example

<%= render "govuk_publishing_components/components/checkboxes", {
  name: "favourite_skittle[]",
  heading: "What is your favourite skittle?",
  hint_text: "Taste the rainbow",
  items: [
    {
      label: "Red",
      value: "red"
    },
    {
      label: "Green",
      value: "green"
    },
    {
      label: "Blue",
      value: "blue"
    }
  ]
} %>