How to insert element as a last child using jQuery?

jQuery Web Development Front End Technology

To insert element as a last child using jQuery, use the append() method. The append( content ) method appends content to the inside of every matched element.

Example

You can try to run the following code to learn how to insert element as a last child using jQuery:

Live Demo

<html>

   <head>
      <title>jQuery Example</title>
      <script src = "https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/2.1.3/jquery.min.js"></script>
       
      <script>
         var x = 0;
         $(document).ready(function() {
            $('.add').on('click', function (event) {
        var html = "<div class='child-div'>demo text " + x++ + "</div>";
        $("#parent-div").append(html);
    });
         });
      </script>    
      <style>
         .div{
            margin:10px;
            padding:12px;
            border:2px solid #F38B00;
            width:60px;
         }
      </style>
   </head>    
   <body>
      <div id="parent-div">
        <div>Hello World</div>
      </div>
      <input type="button" value="Click to add" class="add" />
   </body>
</html>