# An HTML Switch Control | WebKit

<https://webkit.org/blog/15054/an-html-switch-control/>

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## What Jamie wrote

Is there any functional difference between a checkbox and a switch? I don't think so, but they are a very common and modern UI element. The suggestion is a switch is "on or off" and a checkbox is something to select. Makes sense.

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