The Checkbox Object's checked Property
<HTML> <HEAD> <TITLE>Checkbox Inspector</TITLE> <SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JavaScript"> function myFunction() { if (document.forms[0].checkThis.checked) { alert("The box is checked.") } else { alert("The box is not checked at the moment.") } } </SCRIPT> </HEAD> <BODY> <FORM> <INPUT TYPE="checkbox" NAME="checkThis">Check here<BR> <INPUT TYPE="button" VALUE="Inspect Box" onClick="myFunction()"> </FORM> </BODY> </HTML>