How can I select an element by its ID attribute using jQuery?

The element ID selector selects a single element with the given id attributes. Here’s how you can select:

$('#elementid')

You can try to run the following code to learn how to select an element by its ID attribute using jQuery:

Live Demo

<html>
   <head>
      <title>jQuery Selector</title>
      <script src = "https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.2.1/jquery.min.js"></script>
      <script>
         $(document).ready(function() {
            $("#div2").css("background-color", "yellow");
         });
      </script>
   </head>
   <body>
      <div class = "big" id = "div1">
         <p>This is first division of the DOM.</p>
      </div>
      <div class = "medium" id = "div2">
         <p>This is second division of the DOM.</p>
      </div>
      <div class = "small" id = "div3">
         <p>This is third division of the DOM</p>
      </div>
   </body>
</html>

Updated on: 12-Jun-2020

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