| Selector |
Example |
Selects |
| * |
$("*") |
All elements |
| #id |
$("#lastname") |
The element with id=lastname |
| .class |
$(".intro") |
All elements with class="intro" |
| element |
$("p") |
All p elements |
| .class.class |
$(".intro.demo") |
All elements with the classes "intro" and "demo" |
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| :first |
$("p:first") |
The first p element |
| :last |
$("p:last") |
The last p element |
| :even |
$("tr:even") |
All even tr elements |
| :odd |
$("tr:odd") |
All odd tr elements |
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| :eq(index) |
$("ul li:eq(3)") |
The fourth element in a list (index starts at 0) |
| :gt(no) |
$("ul li:gt(3)") |
List elements with an index greater than 3 |
| :lt(no) |
$("ul li:lt(3)") |
List elements with an index less than 3 |
| :not(selector) |
$("input:not(:empty)") |
All input elements that are not empty |
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| :header |
$(":header") |
All header elements h1, h2 ... |
| :animated |
$(":animated") |
All animated elements |
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| :contains(text) |
$(":contains('W3Schools')") |
All elements which contains the text |
| :empty |
$(":empty") |
All elements with no child (elements) nodes |
| :hidden |
$("p:hidden") |
All hidden p elements |
| :visible |
$("table:visible") |
All visible tables |
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| s1,s2,s3 |
$("th,td,.intro") |
All elements with matching selectors |
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| [attribute] |
$("[href]") |
All elements with a href attribute |
| [attribute=value] |
$("[href='default.htm']") |
All elements with a href attribute value equal to "default.htm" |
| [attribute!=value] |
$("[href!='default.htm']") |
All elements with a href attribute value not equal to "default.htm" |
| [attribute$=value] |
$("[href$='.jpg']") |
All elements with a href attribute value ending with ".jpg" |
| [attribute^=value] |
$("[href^='jquery_']") |
All elements with a href attribute value starting with "jquery_" |
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| :input |
$(":input") |
All input elements |
| :text |
$(":text") |
All input elements with type="text" |
| :password |
$(":password") |
All input elements with type="password" |
| :radio |
$(":radio") |
All input elements with type="radio" |
| :checkbox |
$(":checkbox") |
All input elements with type="checkbox" |
| :submit |
$(":submit") |
All input elements with type="submit" |
| :reset |
$(":reset") |
All input elements with type="reset" |
| :button |
$(":button") |
All input elements with type="button" |
| :image |
$(":image") |
All input elements with type="image" |
| :file |
$(":file") |
All input elements with type="file" |
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| :enabled |
$(":enabled") |
All enabled input elements |
| :disabled |
$(":disabled") |
All disabled input elements |
| :selected |
$(":selected") |
All selected input elements |
| :checked |
$(":checked") |
All checked input elements |