How to handle a link click event using jQuery?


To handle a click event using jQuery, use the click() method. You can try to run the following code to handle a link click event using jQuery −

Example

Live Demo

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.2.1/jquery.min.js"></script>
<script>
 $(document).ready(function(){
    $("a").click(function(){
        alert("You've clicked the link.");
    });
 });
</script>
</head>
<body>

<p>Click below link.</p>
<a href="#">Click</a>

</body>
</html>

Updated on: 14-Feb-2020

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