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Yes/No Column Check Mark

This example displays a check mark when the value of a Yes/No column is equal to Yes. This field uses the iconName attribute to display the CheckMark Fluent UI icon.

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Shared by Travis Lingenfelder
Updated Aug 20, 2018

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Use your list's internal column names and replace any tenant-specific URLs or flow IDs. Formatting is presentation, not a way to secure data.

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{
  "$schema": "https://developer.microsoft.com/json-schemas/sp/v2/column-formatting.schema.json",
  "elmType": "div",
  "style": {
    "font-weight": "bold"
  },
  "attributes": {
    "iconName": "=if(@currentField, 'CheckMark', '')"
  }
}
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Summary

This example displays a check mark when the value of a Yes/No column is equal to Yes. This field uses the iconName attribute to display the CheckMark Office UI Fabric predefined icon.

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  • This format can be applied to a Yes/No column

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yesno-checkmark.json Travis Lingenfelder

Version history

Version Date Comments
1.0 November 27, 2017 Initial release
1.1 March 22, 2018 Simplified logic
1.2 August 20, 2018 Switched to Excel-style expression

Disclaimer

THIS CODE IS PROVIDED AS IS WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, MERCHANTABILITY, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT.

Additional notes

For more information on using this custom formatting see the article Check Mark SharePoint Modern List Column Format

An additional version using Abstract Tree Syntax (AST) is also provided for environments where the Excel-style expressions are not supported.

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