<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <style type="text/css"> #c3, #c4 { display: none; } input:checked + label { background-color: yellow; } </style> <script type="text/javascript"> function toggleAllCheckboxes() { for (var i = 1; i <= 4; ++i) { var cb = document.getElementById('c'+i); cb.checked = !cb.checked; } } </script> </head> <body onload="toggleAllCheckboxes();"> <div><input type="checkbox" name="test" id="c1"><label for="c1">check #c1</label></div> <div><input type="checkbox" name="test" id="c2" checked><label for="c2">check #c2</label></div> <div><input type="checkbox" name="test" id="c3"><label for="c3">check #c3</label></div> <div><input type="checkbox" name="test" id="c4" checked><label for="c4">check #c4</label></div> </body> </html>