How do I add a check box?
Asked by Gemma Lajbrok:

I see that I can add a task with a checkbox but I just want the checkbox. As soon as I delete the text next to it the checkbox disappears when I click publish!


Answers:
author: George Cakiades
body: 1. Try manually typing in **\[\]** and then hit space.

2. If you are creating the page from a template, the following code populates a checkbox:
> \<ac:task-list\>\<ac:task\>\<ac:task-id\>2\</ac:task-id\>\<ac:task-status\>incomplete\</ac:task-status\>\</ac:task\>\</ac:task-list\>

comments: author: Manali Butey
body: I am trying to create checkboxes but do not want them to be tasks. Any ideas?


author: tiagocabo
body: Same suggestion for the issues comment boxes


author: Jacque Young
body: \[\] Worked for me!


author: Irina Gaponova
body: \[\] works! Many thanks)


author: Ryan Fang
body: Can not work now :'(


author: Sean McLennan
body: Worked for me. Thank you!


author: Sharon Tan
body: Hey there! Confirming this: our new Confluence Cloud editor supports markdown, where typing \[ and \] followed by a space at the beginning of a line creates a checkbox.

You can get to a list of the markdown shortcuts in-app at [https://support.atlassian.com/confluence-cloud/docs/keyboard-shortcuts-markdown-and-autocomplete](https://support.atlassian.com/confluence-cloud/docs/keyboard-shortcuts-markdown-and-autocomplete/#Keyboardshortcuts,markdown,andautocomplete-markdown) if you'd like.


author: Aaron Williams
body: I want a checkbox that doesn't save a version of the page every time i check it?


author: cmichela
body: You can always use the emoji check mark.


author: Bernat Ferrer
body: It doesnt work inside issue description


author: Jon Witte
body: Using :check_mark: and :cross_mark: here

comments: author: Edward Anglada
body: :black_square_button: shows the check box. But, what's the point. We want to create a checklist for the user to mark when going through a process......... so, it is for show, not for use.

seems the action item one is for dynamic use


author: Emil Marshall
body: Did you ever find a solution for this? (checkbox to allow users to check as they follow a process) If so, how does it work in terms of whether the user can somehow save their progress and come back later to pick up where they left off \& being able to see what was already checked?


author: Thomas.Heill
body: Thanks Jon for the emoji route. i'm using :black_square_button: and :white_check_mark: now


author: Jay Pandey
body: [@Emil Marshall](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/4564463) Were you able to find a workaround? I am trying to achieve something similar wherein a user can save their progress and come back to resume it from where they had left. Any suggestions will be appreciated.


author: Dave Austin
body: [@Jay Pandey](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/5241372) That's how the "\[\] " checkbox works. You don't have to be in edit mode to mark or unmark it, and as soon as you click it the new status for the checkbox is saved.


author: Damian Turnbull
body: I use a Status element with a grey background with text  
\* X for checked  
\* _ for unchecked

comments: author: Philip Brown
body: nice. although I dont like "x" as done. Think I'll just use colors. (_) and red for no, green for done.


author: Dave Austin
body: fwiw red/green usually means blockers vs no blockers if there's no words attached


author: Barb Yantha
body: Has anyone found a work around for the addition of a checkbox in an article?

comments: author: Gagandeep Sharma
body: if you type square braces "\[\]" and hit space it populates a checkbox.


author: Karl Poral
body: Heyya!

I clicked on the 'Action Item' button on top of the page and it worked! This applies to those who are looking to let anybody tick the box as they work on the pages.

comments: author: Aaron Williams
body: we want an html checkbox... not an action item that saves a new revision of the page every time someone clicks it!


author: Dave Austin
body: [@Aaron Williams](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/3690602) websearch "checkbox", then copy and paste the symbol from the search results.

or if you want it interactive use the HTML injection by "/h" to get the HTML macro dialog box, for "data source" select "HTML embed code", then for the code type:  
\<input type="checkbox"\>check this!


author: Werner Spreeuwenberg
body: "\[" + "\]" + "\<space\>"

This is however editable within ViewMode as well.


author: Suren Raj
body: Hi Gemma,  

You may follow the suggestion suggested on the below link:

\* <https://community.atlassian.com/t5/Confluence-questions/Is-there-a-way-in-Confluence-to-create-a-checkbox-without-it/qaq-p/243032>  

comments: author: lynne wright
body: That link is four years old. It says to use a macro that is no longer available.


author: David Steinbroner
body: [@Suren Raj](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/510277) Hi. Do you have any other solutions besides the outdated one that was linked? above

The goal is to insert a checkbox that is not for assigning tasks and is not editable in the View mode.

Thanks.


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