//using plane javascript if(document.getElementById('on_or_off_checkbox').checked){//I am checked}//using jQueryif($('#on_or_off_checkbox').is(':checked')){//I am checked}
$('input[type="checkbox"]').click(function(){if($(this).is(":checked")){console.log("Checkbox is checked.");}elseif($(this).is(":not(:checked)")){console.log("Checkbox is unchecked.");}});
<script>$(document).ready(function(){$('input[type="checkbox"]').click(function(){if($(this).prop("checked")==true){console.log("Checkbox is checked.");}elseif($(this).prop("checked")==false){console.log("Checkbox is unchecked.");}});});