JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground
HTML
<script src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-1.11.2.min.js"></script>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="//maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.3.1/css/bootstrap.min.css">
<script src="//maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.3.1/js/bootstrap.min.js"></script>
<div>
<input id="check1" type="checkbox" name="check1" value="check1" />
<label for="check1"><span><span></span></span>Checkbox</label>
</div>
<div>
<input id="radio1" type="radio" name="radio" value="radio1" />
<label for="radio1"><span><span></span></span>Radio1</label>
</div>
<div>
<input id="radio2" type="radio" name="radio" value="radio2" />
<label for="radio2"><span><span></span></span>Radio2</label>
</div>
CSS
/*hide checkbox and radio buttons*/
input[type=checkbox],
input[type=radio] {
width: 2em;
margin: 0;
padding: 0;
font-size: 1em;
opacity: 0; /*This is the part tht actually hides it*/
}
/*normalize the spacing*/
input[type=checkbox] + label,
input[type=radio] + label {
display: inline-block;
margin-left: -2em;
line-height: 1.5em;
}
/*unchecked css*/
input[type=checkbox] + label > span,
input[type=radio] + label > span {
display: inline-block;
background-image: url('http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/Face-sad.svg/48px-Face-sad.svg.png');
width: 50px;
height: 50px;
}
/*selected checkbox css*/
input[type=checkbox]:checked + label > span > span {
width: 50px;
height: 50px;
display:block;
background-image: url('http://wscont1.apps.microsoft.com/winstore/1x/a14c3995-34d7-454c-82e2-0c192e48b91a/Icon.173718.png');
}
/*selected radio css*/
input[type=radio]:checked + label > span > span {
width: 50px;
height: 50px;
display:block;
background-image: url('http://wscont1.apps.microsoft.com/winstore/1x/a14c3995-34d7-454c-82e2-0c192e48b91a/Icon.173718.png');
}