The jQuery prop() method can get the checked property which specifies its checked or unchecked status.
<!DOCTYPE html> <html lang="en"> <head> <meta charset="utf-8"> <title>Check the Status of Checkboxes</title> <script src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-1.12.4.min.js"></script> <script> $(document).ready(function(){ $('input[type="checkbox"]').click(function(){ if($(this).prop("checked") == true){ $("#result").html("Checkbox is checked."); }//from w ww .j a v a 2 s.co m else if($(this).prop("checked") == false){ $("#result").html("Checkbox is unchecked."); } }); }); </script> </head> <body> <p><input type="checkbox"> Check or uncheck the checkbox to get the status.</p> <div id="result" style="background: yellow;"></div> </body> </html>