diff --git a/searx/static/css/style.css b/searx/static/css/style.css
index 99a2f488f..c98a049b3 100644
--- a/searx/static/css/style.css
+++ b/searx/static/css/style.css
@@ -10,6 +10,47 @@ h1 { font-size: 5em; }
 
 input { border: 2px solid #666666; color: #444444;  padding: 8px; background-color: #FFFFFF; font-size: 1.1em; }
 
+input[type="checkbox"] { visibility: hidden; }
+
+.checkbox_container { display: inline-block; position: relative; margin: 0; padding-left: 3px; margin: 0 10px; }
+.checkbox_container label {
+    cursor: pointer;
+}
+.checkbox_container label.cb {
+    position: absolute;
+    width: 16px;
+    height: 16px;
+    top: 2px;
+    left: 2px;
+    background: #eee;
+    border:1px solid #ddd;
+}
+.checkbox_container label.cb:after {
+    opacity: 0.2;
+    content: '';
+    position: absolute;
+    width: 8px;
+    height: 4px;
+    background: transparent;
+    top: 3px;
+    left: 3px;
+    border: 3px solid #333;
+    border-top: none;
+    border-right: none;
+
+    -webkit-transform: rotate(-45deg);
+    -moz-transform: rotate(-45deg);
+    -o-transform: rotate(-45deg);
+    -ms-transform: rotate(-45deg);
+    transform: rotate(-45deg);
+}
+.checkbox_container label.cb:hover:after {
+    opacity: 0.5;
+}
+.checkbox_container input[type=checkbox]:checked + label.cb:after {
+    opacity: 1;
+}
+
 a { text-decoration: none; }
 
 .result_title { margin-bottom: 0; }
diff --git a/searx/templates/search.html b/searx/templates/search.html
index e9ec4bc3c..78925084f 100644
--- a/searx/templates/search.html
+++ b/searx/templates/search.html
@@ -3,8 +3,10 @@
     <input type="submit" value="search" />
     <p>
     {% for category in categories %}
-        <input type="checkbox" name="category_{{ category }}" {% if category in selected_categories %}checked="checked"{% endif %} />{{ category }}
+        <div class="checkbox_container">
+            <input type="checkbox" id="checkbox_{{ category }}" name="category_{{ category }}" {% if category in selected_categories %}checked="checked"{% endif %} /><label for="checkbox_{{ category }}" class="cb"></label><label for="checkbox_{{ category }}">{{ category }}</label>
+        </div>
     {% endfor %}
     </p>
-    <p><input type="checkbox" name="save" checked="checked" />remember categories</p>
+    <p><div class="checkbox_container"><input type="checkbox" id="checkbox_save" name="save" checked="checked" /><label for="checkbox_save" class="cb"></label><label for="checkbox_save">remember categories</label></div></p>
 </form>