# Switch

<Preview>
<div role="group" class="field" data-orientation="horizontal">
  <input type="checkbox" id="airplane-mode" role="switch" class="input" />
  <label for="airplane-mode">Airplane Mode</label>
</div>
</Preview>

## Usage

<Steps>
  <Step title="Include CSS">

Import Tailwind and one full Basecoat style bundle.

```css
@import "tailwindcss";
@import "basecoat-css/vega.css";
```

Or import only the base CSS, Switch component CSS, and one style pack.

```css
@import "tailwindcss";
@import "basecoat-css/base.css";
@import "basecoat-css/components/switch.css";
@import "basecoat-css/styles/vega.css";
```

Using CDN or bundler imports? See the [Installation page](/installation).

  </Step>
  <Step title="Add your switch HTML">

Add `class="input"` and `role="switch"` to a native checkbox. Use a native `<label>` or `aria-label` for accessible naming.

```html
<input type="checkbox" role="switch" class="input" />
```

  </Step>
</Steps>

### HTML structure

<dl>
  <dt><code>&lt;input type="checkbox" role="switch" class="input"&gt;</code></dt>
  <dd>The switch control. Use native checkbox state: add <code>checked</code> for an initially enabled switch, <code>disabled</code> for a disabled switch, and <code>aria-invalid="true"</code> for invalid state.</dd>
  <dt><code>data-size="sm"</code> <span class="badge" data-variant="secondary">Optional</span></dt>
  <dd>Renders the smaller switch size.</dd>
</dl>

## Examples

### Description

<Preview class="w-full max-w-sm">
<div role="group" class="field" data-orientation="horizontal">
  <section>
    <label for="switch-focus-mode">Share across devices</label>
    <p id="switch-focus-mode-description">Focus is shared across devices, and turns off when you leave the app.</p>
  </section>
  <input type="checkbox" id="switch-focus-mode" role="switch" class="input" aria-describedby="switch-focus-mode-description" />
</div>
</Preview>

### Choice card

Use a wrapping `<label>` when the whole card should toggle the switch.

<Preview class="w-full max-w-sm">
<div role="group" class="grid w-full gap-3" aria-label="Focus settings">
  <label>
    <div role="group" class="field" data-orientation="horizontal">
      <section>
        <h3>Share across devices</h3>
        <p>Focus is shared across devices, and turns off when you leave the app.</p>
      </section>
      <input type="checkbox" role="switch" class="input" />
    </div>
  </label>
  <label>
    <div role="group" class="field" data-orientation="horizontal">
      <section>
        <h3>Enable notifications</h3>
        <p>Receive notifications when focus mode changes.</p>
      </section>
      <input type="checkbox" role="switch" class="input" checked />
    </div>
  </label>
</div>
</Preview>

### Disabled

Add `disabled` to the switch and `data-disabled="true"` to the field wrapper when the surrounding field should use disabled styling.

<Preview>
<div role="group" class="field" data-orientation="horizontal" data-disabled="true">
  <input type="checkbox" id="switch-disabled-unchecked" role="switch" class="input" disabled />
  <label for="switch-disabled-unchecked">Disabled</label>
</div>
</Preview>

### Invalid

Add `aria-invalid="true"` to the switch and `data-invalid="true"` to the field wrapper.

<Preview class="w-full max-w-sm">
<div role="group" class="field" data-orientation="horizontal" data-invalid="true">
  <section>
    <label for="switch-invalid">Accept terms and conditions.</label>
    <p>You must accept the terms and conditions to continue.</p>
  </section>
  <input type="checkbox" id="switch-invalid" role="switch" class="input" aria-invalid="true" />
</div>
</Preview>

### Size

Use `data-size="sm"` to render the smaller switch size.

<Preview class="w-full max-w-[10rem]">
<div role="group" class="grid w-full gap-4" aria-label="Switch sizes">
  <div role="group" class="field" data-orientation="horizontal">
    <input type="checkbox" id="switch-size-sm" role="switch" class="input" data-size="sm" />
    <label for="switch-size-sm">Small</label>
  </div>
  <div role="group" class="field" data-orientation="horizontal">
    <input type="checkbox" id="switch-size-default" role="switch" class="input" />
    <label for="switch-size-default">Default</label>
  </div>
</div>
</Preview>

## RTL

Switch field layout uses document direction. Set `dir="rtl"` on the field or an ancestor.

<Preview class="w-full max-w-sm">
<div dir="rtl" role="group" class="field" data-orientation="horizontal">
  <section>
    <label for="switch-rtl">المشاركة عبر الأجهزة</label>
    <p id="switch-rtl-description">يتم مشاركة التركيز عبر الأجهزة، ويتم إيقاف تشغيله عند مغادرة التطبيق.</p>
  </section>
  <input type="checkbox" id="switch-rtl" role="switch" class="input" aria-describedby="switch-rtl-description" checked />
</div>
</Preview>