PyQt5 - Background color to checked indicator in Check Box Last Updated : 22 Apr, 2020 Comments Improve Suggest changes Like Article Like Report In this article we will see how to set an background color to an indicator when it is in checked state, when it gets unchecked it colors go to default. In order to set background color to indicator we have to edit the style sheet used with the check box object and in that we have to change the background color for the checked indicator. Below is the style sheet code. QCheckBox::indicator:checked { background-color : red; } Below is the implementation. Python3 1== # importing libraries from PyQt5.QtWidgets import * from PyQt5 import QtCore, QtGui from PyQt5.QtGui import * from PyQt5.QtCore import * import sys class Window(QMainWindow): def __init__(self): super().__init__() # setting title self.setWindowTitle("Python ") # setting geometry self.setGeometry(100, 100, 600, 400) # calling method self.UiComponents() # showing all the widgets self.show() # method for widgets def UiComponents(self): # creating the check-box checkbox = QCheckBox('Geek ?', self) # setting geometry of check box checkbox.setGeometry(200, 150, 100, 30) # adding background color to the indicator # when it is in checked state checkbox.setStyleSheet("QCheckBox::indicator:checked" "{" "background-color : red;" "}") # create pyqt5 app App = QApplication(sys.argv) # create the instance of our Window window = Window() # start the app sys.exit(App.exec()) Output : Comment More infoAdvertise with us Next Article PyQt5 - Background color to checked indicator in Check Box R rakshitarora Follow Improve Article Tags : Python Python-PyQt Python-gui Practice Tags : python Similar Reads PyQt5 - Background color of un-checked indicator in Check Box In this article we will see how to set background color to an indicator of check box when it is in unchecked state. When checked it will revert back to its default form and for unchecked state we can set the background color. In order to add background color to indicator in un-checked state we have 1 min read PyQt5 – Background Image to checked indicator in Check Box In this article we will see how to set background image to a indicator for checked check box. By default there is no background image set to the indicator. In order to set background image to the indicator for only checked state we have to change the style sheet of the indicator for checked state. B 2 min read PyQt5 – Background color of checked Check Box In this article we will see how to set color to the check box i.e to the label part when the check box is in checked state. We can set background color to the check box but that will remain same for all the states. In order to set background color for the checked state we have to change the style sh 2 min read PyQt5 – Setting checked Check Box indicator background color when hover In this article we will see how to set background color to indicator of check box when it is in checked state and mouse hover it. In order to do so we have to change the style sheet of the indicator in the check box for checked state and when mouse is moving over it. Below is the style sheet code wh 2 min read PyQt5 – Setting background image to indicator when hover checked Check Box In this article we will see how to set background image to indicator of check box when it is in checked state and mouse hover it. In order to do so we have to change the style sheet of the indicator in the check box for checked state and when mouse is moving over it. Below is the style sheet code. Q 2 min read Like