SVG is not, SVG is vector based. When it initially runs the code it gets the value of the textbox, but afterwards it isn't ever called again. There is a text value property that can set and return the value of the value attribute of a text field. To get the value of the Value attribute you can do something like this: $("input[type='checkbox']").val(); Or if you have set a class or id for it, you can: $('#check_id').val(); $('.check_class').val(); However this will return the same value whether it is checked or not, this can be confusing as it is different to the submitted form behaviour. I wonder that everyone has posted about value and text option to get from