fix(checkbox,radio,toggle): add missing keyboard focus indicators

core/src/components/checkbox/checkbox.ios.scss

@@ -31,3 +31,26 @@
 :host(.checkbox-disabled) {
   opacity: $checkbox-ios-disabled-opacity;
 }
+
+// iOS Checkbox: Keyboard Focus
+// -----------------------------------------
+
+:host(.ion-focused) .native-wrapper::after {
+  @include border-radius(50%);
+
+  display: block;
+  position: absolute;
+
+  width: 36px;
+  height: 36px;
+
+  transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
+
+  background: $checkbox-ios-background-color-focused;
+
+  content: "";
+  opacity: 0.2;
+
+  inset-block-start: 50%;
+  inset-inline-start: 50%;
+}

core/src/components/checkbox/checkbox.ios.vars.scss

@@ -28,3 +28,6 @@ $checkbox-ios-disabled-opacity:           $form-control-ios-disabled-opacity;
 
 /// @prop - Checkmark width of the checkbox icon
 $checkbox-ios-icon-checkmark-width:       1.5px;
+
+/// @prop - Background color of focus indicator for checkbox when focused
+$checkbox-ios-background-color-focused:   ion-color(primary, tint);

core/src/components/checkbox/checkbox.md.scss

@@ -51,3 +51,26 @@
 :host(.checkbox-disabled) .native-wrapper {
   opacity: $checkbox-md-icon-disabled-opacity;
 }
+
+// Material Design Checkbox: Keyboard Focus
+// -----------------------------------------
+
+:host(.ion-focused) .native-wrapper::after {
+  @include border-radius(50%);
+
+  display: block;
+  position: absolute;
+
+  width: 36px;
+  height: 36px;
+
+  transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
+
+  background: $checkbox-md-background-color-focused;
+
+  content: "";
+  opacity: 0.2;
+
+  inset-block-start: 50%;
+  inset-inline-start: 50%;
+}

core/src/components/checkbox/checkbox.md.vars.scss

@@ -30,6 +30,9 @@ $checkbox-md-transition-duration:        180ms;
 /// @prop - Transition easing of the checkbox
 $checkbox-md-transition-easing:          cubic-bezier(.4, 0, .2, 1);
 
+/// @prop - Background color of focus indicator for checkbox when focused
+$checkbox-md-background-color-focused:   ion-color(primary, tint);
+
 /// @prop - Opacity of the disabled checkbox
 /// This value is used because the checkbox color is set to
 /// `rgb(0, 0, 0, 0.60)` when enabled and we need it to be

core/src/components/checkbox/checkbox.scss

@@ -119,9 +119,17 @@ input {
   display: none;
 }
 
+// The host is focusable, so the browser draws a native focus ring on it.
+// Suppress it in favor of the mode-specific keyboard focus indicator.
+:host(:focus) {
+  outline: none;
+}
+
 .native-wrapper {
   display: flex;
 
+  position: relative;
+
   align-items: center;
 }
 

core/src/components/checkbox/checkbox.tsx

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import type { ComponentInterface, EventEmitter } from '@stencil/core';
-import { Build, Component, Element, Event, Host, Method, Prop, State, h } from '@stencil/core';
+import { Build, Component, Element, Event, Host, Method, Prop, State, forceUpdate, h } from '@stencil/core';
 import { checkInvalidState } from '@utils/forms';
 import type { Attributes } from '@utils/helpers';
 import { inheritAriaAttributes, renderHiddenInput } from '@utils/helpers';
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ export class Checkbox implements ComponentInterface {
   private errorTextId = `${this.inputId}-error-text`;
   private inheritedAttributes: Attributes = {};
   private validationObserver?: MutationObserver;
+  private itemFocusObserver?: MutationObserver;
 
   @Element() el!: HTMLIonCheckboxElement;
 
@@ -199,6 +200,22 @@ export class Checkbox implements ComponentInterface {
     // Always set initial state
     this.isInvalid = checkInvalidState(el);
     this.hasLabelContent = this.el.textContent !== '';
+
+    // The item toggles `item-multiple-inputs` after this control renders and as
+    // inputs are added or removed. Re-render when it flips so the focus
+    // indicator stays in sync.
+    const item = el.closest('ion-item');
+    if (item && Build.isBrowser && typeof MutationObserver !== 'undefined') {
+      let wasMultipleInputs = item.classList.contains('item-multiple-inputs');
+      this.itemFocusObserver = new MutationObserver(() => {
+        const isMultipleInputs = item.classList.contains('item-multiple-inputs');
+        if (isMultipleInputs !== wasMultipleInputs) {
+          wasMultipleInputs = isMultipleInputs;
+          forceUpdate(this);
+        }
+      });
+      this.itemFocusObserver.observe(item, { attributes: true, attributeFilter: ['class'] });
+    }
   }
 
   componentWillLoad() {
@@ -210,11 +227,15 @@ export class Checkbox implements ComponentInterface {
   }
 
   disconnectedCallback() {
-    // Clean up validation observer to prevent memory leaks.
+    // Clean up observers to prevent memory leaks.
     if (this.validationObserver) {
       this.validationObserver.disconnect();
       this.validationObserver = undefined;
     }
+    if (this.itemFocusObserver) {
+      this.itemFocusObserver.disconnect();
+      this.itemFocusObserver = undefined;
+    }
   }
 
   /** @internal */
@@ -338,6 +359,8 @@ export class Checkbox implements ComponentInterface {
     } = this;
     const mode = getIonMode(this);
     const path = getSVGPath(mode, indeterminate);
+    const inItem = hostContext('ion-item', el);
+    const inMultipleInputsItem = hostContext('ion-item.item-multiple-inputs', el);
 
     renderHiddenInput(true, el, name, checked ? value : '', disabled);
 
@@ -360,11 +383,15 @@ export class Checkbox implements ComponentInterface {
         onClick={this.onClick}
         class={createColorClasses(color, {
           [mode]: true,
-          'in-item': hostContext('ion-item', el),
+          'in-item': inItem,
           'checkbox-checked': checked,
           'checkbox-disabled': disabled,
           'checkbox-indeterminate': indeterminate,
           interactive: true,
+          // Focus styling should not apply when the checkbox is in an item,
+          // since the item handles the focus indicator instead. The exception
+          // is a multi-input item, which has no single indicator of its own.
+          'ion-focusable': !inItem || inMultipleInputsItem,
           [`checkbox-justify-${justify}`]: justify !== undefined,
           [`checkbox-alignment-${alignment}`]: alignment !== undefined,
           [`checkbox-label-placement-${labelPlacement}`]: true,

core/src/components/checkbox/test/a11y/checkbox.e2e.ts

@@ -25,6 +25,70 @@ configs({ directions: ['ltr'], palettes: ['light', 'dark'] }).forEach(({ title,
   });
 });
 
+/**
+ * These tests assert the `ion-focusable` gating class the component controls,
+ * not the rendered focus ring. `ion-focused` is not asserted directly because
+ * it depends on keyboard-mode detection, which is unreliable on WebKit. The
+ * gating logic does not vary across modes.
+ */
+configs({ directions: ['ltr'], modes: ['md'] }).forEach(({ title, config }) => {
+  test.describe(title('checkbox: focus indicator'), () => {
+    test('standalone checkbox should be focusable', async ({ page }) => {
+      await page.setContent(
+        `
+        <ion-app>
+          <ion-checkbox aria-label="Checkbox">Checkbox</ion-checkbox>
+        </ion-app>
+      `,
+        config
+      );
+
+      const checkbox = page.locator('ion-checkbox');
+      await expect(checkbox).toHaveClass(/ion-focusable/);
+    });
+
+    test('checkbox in a single-input item should not show its own focus indicator', async ({ page }) => {
+      await page.setContent(
+        `
+        <ion-app>
+          <ion-item>
+            <ion-checkbox>Checkbox</ion-checkbox>
+          </ion-item>
+        </ion-app>
+      `,
+        config
+      );
+
+      // The item owns the focus indicator for single-input items, so the
+      // checkbox must not become focusable itself.
+      const checkbox = page.locator('ion-checkbox');
+      const item = page.locator('ion-item');
+      await expect(checkbox).not.toHaveClass(/ion-focusable/);
+      await expect(item).toHaveClass(/ion-focusable/);
+    });
+
+    test('checkbox in a multi-input item should be focusable', async ({ page }) => {
+      await page.setContent(
+        `
+        <ion-app>
+          <ion-item>
+            <ion-checkbox>Checkbox 1</ion-checkbox>
+            <ion-checkbox>Checkbox 2</ion-checkbox>
+          </ion-item>
+        </ion-app>
+      `,
+        config
+      );
+
+      // Multi-input items do not draw a single focus indicator, so each control
+      // must be able to show its own.
+      const checkboxes = page.locator('ion-checkbox');
+      await expect(checkboxes.nth(0)).toHaveClass(/ion-focusable/);
+      await expect(checkboxes.nth(1)).toHaveClass(/ion-focusable/);
+    });
+  });
+});
+
 configs({ directions: ['ltr'] }).forEach(({ title, config, screenshot }) => {
   test.describe(title('checkbox: a11y'), () => {
     test.describe(title('checkbox: font scaling'), () => {