HTML & CSS · Junior · Question 55 of 75

What is sent to the server for an unchecked checkbox?

<input type="checkbox" name="subscribe" value="yes" />

✓Correct answer: Nothing - unchecked checkboxes are not included in the form data
2subscribe=no
3subscribe= with an empty value

Explanation

Only checked boxes are submitted (with their value, or on by default). The server should treat a missing field as "false".

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