# CheckFormField.DefaultCheckedCharacter Field

> Represents the default character which is used to display the checkbox in the checked state.

- **Product:** TX Text Control .NET for Windows Forms
- **Section:** Reference
- **Kind:** Field
- **Introduced:** 28.0
- **Namespace:** `TXTextControl`
- **Package:** `TXTextControl.TextControl.WinForms.SDK` (assembly `TXTextControl.dll`, from the private NuGet feed or Text Control Offline Packages)
- **.NET Framework:** reference `TXTextControl.dll` from the setup
- **Path:** TX Text Control .NET for Windows Forms > Reference > TXTextControl > CheckFormField.DefaultCheckedCharacter Field
- **452 words**
- **Web URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-winforms/reference/txtextcontrol/checkformfield/defaultcheckedcharacter-field/
- **LLMs URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-winforms/reference/txtextcontrol/checkformfield/defaultcheckedcharacter-field/llms.txt
- **LLMs-Full URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-winforms/reference/txtextcontrol/checkformfield/defaultcheckedcharacter-field/llms-full.txt

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### Description

Represents the default character which is used to display the checkbox in the checked state.

### Syntax

```csharp
public const char DefaultCheckedCharacter = '☒';
```

```vbnet
Public Const DefaultCheckedCharacter As Char = "☒"c
```

### Examples

The following example adds a terms-and-conditions check box to a form by using `CheckFormField.DefaultCheckedCharacter`.

```csharp
CheckFormField checkFormField = new(false) { Name = "AcceptTerms" };
textControl.FormFields.Add(checkFormField);

Console.WriteLine($"Default Checked Character: {CheckFormField.DefaultCheckedCharacter}");
Console.WriteLine("Check Form Field is ready for use.");
```

```vbnet
Dim checkFormField As New CheckFormField(False) With { .Name = "AcceptTerms" }
textControl.FormFields.Add(checkFormField)

Console.WriteLine($"Default Checked Character: {CheckFormField.DefaultCheckedCharacter}")
Console.WriteLine("Check Form Field is ready for use.")
```

---

## Nearby

- **Previous:** [CheckFormField Constructor](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-winforms/reference/txtextcontrol/checkformfield/constructor/llms-full.txt)
- **Next:** [CheckFormField.DefaultUncheckedCharacter Field](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-winforms/reference/txtextcontrol/checkformfield/defaultuncheckedcharacter-field/llms-full.txt)