Method 1: Wrap Label Tag Wrap the checkbox within a label tag: <label> <input type="checkbox" name="checkbox" value="value"> Text </label> Method 2: Use the for Attribute Use the for attribute (match the checkbox id): <input type="checkbox" name="checkbox" id="checkbox_id" value="value"> <label for="checkbox_id">Text</label> NOTE: ID must be unique on the page! Explanation Since the other answers