diff --git a/src/Filtering/PostHiding.coffee b/src/Filtering/PostHiding.coffee
index ffee654e4..36da5697d 100755
--- a/src/Filtering/PostHiding.coffee
+++ b/src/Filtering/PostHiding.coffee
@@ -35,12 +35,9 @@ PostHiding =
         href: 'javascript:;'
       $.on apply, 'click', PostHiding.menu.hide
 
-      thisPost = $.el 'label',
-        innerHTML: '<input type=checkbox name=thisPost checked> This post'
-      replies  = $.el 'label',
-        innerHTML: "<input type=checkbox name=replies  #{if Conf['Recursive Hiding'] then 'checked' else ''}> Hide replies"
-      makeStub = $.el 'label',
-        innerHTML: "<input type=checkbox name=makeStub #{if Conf['Stubs'] then 'checked' else ''}> Make stub"
+      thisPost = UI.checkbox 'thisPost', ' This post',    true
+      replies  = UI.checkbox 'replies',  ' Hide replies', Conf['Recursive Hiding']
+      makeStub = UI.checkbox 'makeStub', ' Make stub',    Conf['Stubs']
 
       $.event 'AddMenuEntry',
         type: 'post'
@@ -71,10 +68,8 @@ PostHiding =
         href: 'javascript:;'
       $.on apply, 'click', PostHiding.menu.show
 
-      thisPost = $.el 'label',
-        innerHTML: '<input type=checkbox name=thisPost> This post'
-      replies  = $.el 'label',
-        innerHTML: "<input type=checkbox name=replies> Show replies"
+      thisPost = UI.checkbox 'thisPost', ' This post',    false
+      replies  = UI.checkbox 'replies',  ' Show replies', false
       hideStubLink = $.el 'a',
         textContent: 'Hide stub'
         href: 'javascript:;'
diff --git a/src/Filtering/ThreadHiding.coffee b/src/Filtering/ThreadHiding.coffee
index 615deedf8..e53efbcbc 100755
--- a/src/Filtering/ThreadHiding.coffee
+++ b/src/Filtering/ThreadHiding.coffee
@@ -80,8 +80,7 @@ ThreadHiding =
         href: 'javascript:;'
       $.on apply, 'click', ThreadHiding.menu.hide
 
-      makeStub = $.el 'label',
-        innerHTML: "<input type=checkbox #{if Conf['Stubs'] then 'checked' else ''}> Make stub"
+      makeStub = UI.checkbox 'Stubs', ' Make stub'
 
       $.event 'AddMenuEntry',
         type: 'post'
diff --git a/src/General/Header.coffee b/src/General/Header.coffee
index 6fbb23b68..206377653 100755
--- a/src/General/Header.coffee
+++ b/src/General/Header.coffee
@@ -6,22 +6,14 @@ Header =
       className: 'menu-button'
       innerHTML: '<i></i>'
 
-    barFixedToggler  = $.el 'label',
-      innerHTML: '<input type=checkbox name="Fixed Header"> Fixed Header'
-    headerToggler = $.el 'label',
-      innerHTML: '<input type=checkbox name="Header auto-hide"> Auto-hide header'
-    scrollHeaderToggler = $.el 'label',
-      innerHTML: '<input type=checkbox name="Header auto-hide on scroll"> Auto-hide header on scroll'
-    barPositionToggler = $.el 'label',
-      innerHTML: '<input type=checkbox name="Bottom Header"> Bottom header'
-    linkJustifyToggler = $.el 'label',
-      innerHTML: "<input type=checkbox #{if Conf['Centered links'] then 'checked' else ''}> Centered links"
-    customNavToggler = $.el 'label',
-      innerHTML: '<input type=checkbox name="Custom Board Navigation"> Custom board navigation'
-    footerToggler = $.el 'label',
-      innerHTML: "<input type=checkbox #{unless Conf['Bottom Board List'] then 'checked' else ''}> Hide bottom board list"
-    shortcutToggler = $.el 'label',
-      innerHTML: "<input type=checkbox #{unless Conf['Shortcut Icons'] then 'checked' else ''}> Shortcut Icons"
+    barFixedToggler     = UI.checkbox 'Fixed Header',               ' Fixed Header'
+    headerToggler       = UI.checkbox 'Header auto-hide',           ' Auto-hide header'
+    scrollHeaderToggler = UI.checkbox 'Header auto-hide on scroll', ' Auto-hide header on scroll'
+    barPositionToggler  = UI.checkbox 'Bottom Header',              ' Bottom header'
+    linkJustifyToggler  = UI.checkbox 'Centered links',             ' Centered links'
+    customNavToggler    = UI.checkbox 'Custom Board Navigation',    ' Custom board navigation'
+    footerToggler       = UI.checkbox 'Bottom Board List',          ' Hide bottom board list'
+    shortcutToggler     = UI.checkbox 'Shortcut Icons',             ' Shortcut Icons'
     editCustomNav = $.el 'a',
       textContent: 'Edit custom board navigation'
       href: 'javascript:;'
diff --git a/src/General/Index.coffee b/src/General/Index.coffee
index 5f1b054a9..5580932da 100644
--- a/src/General/Index.coffee
+++ b/src/General/Index.coffee
@@ -40,21 +40,14 @@ Index =
       $.on input, 'change', $.cb.value
       $.on input, 'change', @cb.sort
 
-    repliesEntry =
-      el: $.el 'label',
-        innerHTML: '<input type=checkbox name="Show Replies"> Show replies'
-    anchorEntry =
-      el: $.el 'label',
-        innerHTML: '<input type=checkbox name="Anchor Hidden Threads"> Anchor hidden threads'
-        title: 'Move hidden threads at the end of the index.'
-    refNavEntry =
-      el: $.el 'label',
-        innerHTML: '<input type=checkbox name="Refreshed Navigation"> Refreshed navigation'
-        title: 'Refresh index when navigating through pages.'
+    repliesEntry = el: UI.checkbox 'Show Replies',          ' Show replies'
+    anchorEntry  = el: UI.checkbox 'Anchor Hidden Threads', ' Anchor hidden threads'
+    refNavEntry  = el: UI.checkbox 'Refreshed Navigation',  ' Refreshed navigation'
+    anchorEntry.el.title = 'Move hidden threads at the end of the index.'
+    refNavEntry.el.title = 'Refresh index when navigating through pages.'
     for label in [repliesEntry, anchorEntry, refNavEntry]
       input = label.el.firstChild
       {name} = input
-      input.checked = Conf[name]
       $.on input, 'change', $.cb.checked
       switch name
         when 'Show Replies'
diff --git a/src/General/Settings.coffee b/src/General/Settings.coffee
index dbf8d60ba..a2aefd8f5 100755
--- a/src/General/Settings.coffee
+++ b/src/General/Settings.coffee
@@ -95,8 +95,11 @@ Settings =
         innerHTML: "<legend>#{key}</legend>"
       for key, arr of obj
         description = arr[1]
-        div = $.el 'div',
-          innerHTML: "<label><input type=checkbox name=\"#{key}\">#{key}</label><span class=description>: #{description}</span>"
+        div = $.el 'div'
+        $.add div, [
+          UI.checkbox key, key, false
+          $.el 'span', class: 'description', textContent: ": #{description}"
+        ]
         input = $ 'input', div
         $.on input, 'change', $.cb.checked
         items[key]  = Conf[key]
diff --git a/src/General/UI.coffee b/src/General/UI.coffee
index 361e2fa17..6d3aad8fa 100755
--- a/src/General/UI.coffee
+++ b/src/General/UI.coffee
@@ -373,9 +373,17 @@ UI = do ->
     <% } %>
     @cb.call @ if @cb
 
+  checkbox = (name, text, checked) ->
+    checked = Conf[name] unless checked?
+    label = $.el 'label'
+    input = $.el 'input', {type: 'checkbox', name, checked}
+    $.add label, [input, $.tn text]
+    label
+
 
   return {
-    dialog: dialog
-    Menu:   Menu
-    hover:  hoverstart
+    dialog:   dialog
+    Menu:     Menu
+    hover:    hoverstart
+    checkbox: checkbox
   }
diff --git a/src/Images/FappeTyme.coffee b/src/Images/FappeTyme.coffee
index 200907e1d..a48b934e8 100755
--- a/src/Images/FappeTyme.coffee
+++ b/src/Images/FappeTyme.coffee
@@ -4,9 +4,8 @@ FappeTyme =
 
     for type in ["Fappe", "Werk"] when Conf["#{type} Tyme"]
       lc = type.toLowerCase()
-      el = $.el 'label',
-        innerHTML: "<input type=checkbox name=#{lc}> #{type} Tyme"
-        title: "#{type} Tyme"
+      el = UI.checkbox lc, " #{type} Tyme", false
+      el.title = "#{type} Tyme"
 
       FappeTyme[lc] = input = el.firstElementChild
       $.on input, 'change', FappeTyme.cb.toggle.bind input
@@ -34,4 +33,4 @@ FappeTyme =
     toggle: ->
       Conf[@name] = !Conf[@name]
       FappeTyme.cb.set @name
-      $.cb.checked.call FappeTyme[@name]
\ No newline at end of file
+      $.cb.checked.call FappeTyme[@name]
diff --git a/src/Images/Gallery.coffee b/src/Images/Gallery.coffee
index d5223e664..cecdfa8bd 100644
--- a/src/Images/Gallery.coffee
+++ b/src/Images/Gallery.coffee
@@ -258,12 +258,10 @@ Gallery =
         subEntries: subEntries
 
     createSubEntry: (name) ->
-      label = $.el 'label',
-        innerHTML: "<input type=checkbox name='#{name}'> #{name}"
+      label = UI.checkbox name, " #{name}"
       input = label.firstElementChild
       if name in ['Fit Width', 'Fit Height', 'Hide Thumbnails']
         $.on input, 'change', Gallery.cb.setFitness
-      input.checked = Conf[name]
       $.event 'change', null, input
       $.on input, 'change', $.cb.checked
       el: label
diff --git a/src/Miscellaneous/CatalogLinks.coffee b/src/Miscellaneous/CatalogLinks.coffee
index cf9b52e62..9d2afc6e3 100755
--- a/src/Miscellaneous/CatalogLinks.coffee
+++ b/src/Miscellaneous/CatalogLinks.coffee
@@ -1,10 +1,8 @@
 CatalogLinks =
   init: ->
     return unless Conf['Catalog Links']
-    CatalogLinks.el = el = $.el 'label',
-      id:           'toggleCatalog'
-      href:         'javascript:;'
-      innerHTML:    "<input type=checkbox #{if Conf['Header catalog links'] then 'checked' else ''}> Catalog Links"
+    CatalogLinks.el = el = UI.checkbox 'Header catalog links', ' Catalog Links'
+    el.id = 'toggleCatalog'
 
     input = $ 'input', el
     $.on input, 'change', @toggle
diff --git a/src/Monitoring/ThreadUpdater.coffee b/src/Monitoring/ThreadUpdater.coffee
index 9568fec01..d1aa85a9d 100755
--- a/src/Monitoring/ThreadUpdater.coffee
+++ b/src/Monitoring/ThreadUpdater.coffee
@@ -27,10 +27,8 @@ ThreadUpdater =
 
     subEntries = []
     for name, conf of Config.updater.checkbox
-      checked = if Conf[name] then 'checked' else ''
-      el = $.el 'label',
-        title:    "#{conf[1]}"
-        innerHTML: "<input name='#{name}' type=checkbox #{checked}> #{name}"
+      el = UI.checkbox name, " #{name}"
+      el.title = conf[1]
       input = el.firstElementChild
       $.on input, 'change', $.cb.checked
       if input.name is 'Scroll BG'
diff --git a/src/Monitoring/ThreadWatcher.coffee b/src/Monitoring/ThreadWatcher.coffee
index 537114790..27706ddd1 100755
--- a/src/Monitoring/ThreadWatcher.coffee
+++ b/src/Monitoring/ThreadWatcher.coffee
@@ -302,11 +302,9 @@ ThreadWatcher =
     createSubEntry: (name, desc) ->
       entry =
         type: 'thread watcher'
-        el: $.el 'label',
-          innerHTML: "<input type=checkbox name='#{name}'> #{name}"
-          title: desc
+        el: UI.checkbox name, " #{name}"
+      entry.el.title = desc
       input = entry.el.firstElementChild
-      input.checked = Conf[name]
       $.on input, 'change', $.cb.checked
       $.on input, 'change', ThreadWatcher.refresh if name is 'Current Board'
       entry