I always use pseudo elements :before and :after for changing the appearance of checkboxes and radio buttons. it's works like a charm.
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Steps
visibility:hidden or opacity:0 or position:absolute;left:-9999px etc.:before element and pass either an empty or a non-breaking space '\00a0';:checked state, pass the unicode content: "\2713", which is a checkmark;:focus style to make the checkbox accessible.Here is how I did it.
.box {_x000D_
background: #666666;_x000D_
color: #ffffff;_x000D_
width: 250px;_x000D_
padding: 10px;_x000D_
margin: 1em auto;_x000D_
}_x000D_
p {_x000D_
margin: 1.5em 0;_x000D_
padding: 0;_x000D_
}_x000D_
input[type="checkbox"] {_x000D_
visibility: hidden;_x000D_
}_x000D_
label {_x000D_
cursor: pointer;_x000D_
}_x000D_
input[type="checkbox"] + label:before {_x000D_
border: 1px solid #333;_x000D_
content: "\00a0";_x000D_
display: inline-block;_x000D_
font: 16px/1em sans-serif;_x000D_
height: 16px;_x000D_
margin: 0 .25em 0 0;_x000D_
padding: 0;_x000D_
vertical-align: top;_x000D_
width: 16px;_x000D_
}_x000D_
input[type="checkbox"]:checked + label:before {_x000D_
background: #fff;_x000D_
color: #333;_x000D_
content: "\2713";_x000D_
text-align: center;_x000D_
}_x000D_
input[type="checkbox"]:checked + label:after {_x000D_
font-weight: bold;_x000D_
}_x000D_
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input[type="checkbox"]:focus + label::before {_x000D_
outline: rgb(59, 153, 252) auto 5px;_x000D_
}<div class="content">_x000D_
<div class="box">_x000D_
<p>_x000D_
<input type="checkbox" id="c1" name="cb">_x000D_
<label for="c1">Option 01</label>_x000D_
</p>_x000D_
<p>_x000D_
<input type="checkbox" id="c2" name="cb">_x000D_
<label for="c2">Option 02</label>_x000D_
</p>_x000D_
<p>_x000D_
<input type="checkbox" id="c3" name="cb">_x000D_
<label for="c3">Option 03</label>_x000D_
</p>_x000D_
</div>_x000D_
</div>Much more stylish using :before and :after
body{_x000D_
font-family: sans-serif; _x000D_
}_x000D_
_x000D_
.container {_x000D_
margin-top: 50px;_x000D_
margin-left: 20px;_x000D_
margin-right: 20px;_x000D_
}_x000D_
.checkbox {_x000D_
width: 100%;_x000D_
margin: 15px auto;_x000D_
position: relative;_x000D_
display: block;_x000D_
}_x000D_
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.checkbox input[type="checkbox"] {_x000D_
width: auto;_x000D_
opacity: 0.00000001;_x000D_
position: absolute;_x000D_
left: 0;_x000D_
margin-left: -20px;_x000D_
}_x000D_
.checkbox label {_x000D_
position: relative;_x000D_
}_x000D_
.checkbox label:before {_x000D_
content: '';_x000D_
position: absolute;_x000D_
left: 0;_x000D_
top: 0;_x000D_
margin: 4px;_x000D_
width: 22px;_x000D_
height: 22px;_x000D_
transition: transform 0.28s ease;_x000D_
border-radius: 3px;_x000D_
border: 2px solid #7bbe72;_x000D_
}_x000D_
.checkbox label:after {_x000D_
content: '';_x000D_
display: block;_x000D_
width: 10px;_x000D_
height: 5px;_x000D_
border-bottom: 2px solid #7bbe72;_x000D_
border-left: 2px solid #7bbe72;_x000D_
-webkit-transform: rotate(-45deg) scale(0);_x000D_
transform: rotate(-45deg) scale(0);_x000D_
transition: transform ease 0.25s;_x000D_
will-change: transform;_x000D_
position: absolute;_x000D_
top: 12px;_x000D_
left: 10px;_x000D_
}_x000D_
.checkbox input[type="checkbox"]:checked ~ label::before {_x000D_
color: #7bbe72;_x000D_
}_x000D_
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.checkbox input[type="checkbox"]:checked ~ label::after {_x000D_
-webkit-transform: rotate(-45deg) scale(1);_x000D_
transform: rotate(-45deg) scale(1);_x000D_
}_x000D_
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.checkbox label {_x000D_
min-height: 34px;_x000D_
display: block;_x000D_
padding-left: 40px;_x000D_
margin-bottom: 0;_x000D_
font-weight: normal;_x000D_
cursor: pointer;_x000D_
vertical-align: sub;_x000D_
}_x000D_
.checkbox label span {_x000D_
position: absolute;_x000D_
top: 50%;_x000D_
-webkit-transform: translateY(-50%);_x000D_
transform: translateY(-50%);_x000D_
}_x000D_
.checkbox input[type="checkbox"]:focus + label::before {_x000D_
outline: 0;_x000D_
}<div class="container"> _x000D_
<div class="checkbox">_x000D_
<input type="checkbox" id="checkbox" name="" value="">_x000D_
<label for="checkbox"><span>Checkbox</span></label>_x000D_
</div>_x000D_
_x000D_
<div class="checkbox">_x000D_
<input type="checkbox" id="checkbox2" name="" value="">_x000D_
<label for="checkbox2"><span>Checkbox</span></label>_x000D_
</div>_x000D_
</div>