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 −
<!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>