<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <style type="text/css"> #c3, #c4 { display: none; } label[for="c1"], label[for="c3"] { background-color: yellow; } </style> </head> <body> <div><input type="checkbox" name="test" id="c1" checked><label for="c1">check #c1</label></div> <div><input type="checkbox" name="test" id="c2"><label for="c2">check #c2</label></div> <div><input type="checkbox" name="test" id="c3" checked><label for="c3">check #c3</label></div> <div><input type="checkbox" name="test" id="c4"><label for="c4">check #c4</label></div> </body> </html>