Markdown checkbox in GitHub

GitHub provides extended syntax which is an additional feature to Markdown syntax.

Syntax:

Add a hyphen starting of the line with [] or [x], space should be added before and after square brackets followed by content.

This is also called a Task list.

 - [] Checkbox not checked
 - [X] Checkbox checked

Let’s see an example displaying a checkbox in GitHub.

  • [] for checkbox
### Project status

- [x] Design
- [x] Mockups
- [x] Development
- [x] Unit testing
- [ ] QA
- [ ] Stage
- [ ] Beta Testing
- [ ] Production