How to select a single element which matches the given ID using jQuery?


To select a single element which matches with the given ID using jQuery, use the element id selector. Here’s how,

$('#elementid')

You can try to run the following code to learn how to select a single element which matches with the given ID using jQuery −

Example

Live Demo

<html>
   <head>
      <title>Selector Example</title>
      <script src = "https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.2.1/jquery.min.js"></script>
   
      <script>
         $(document).ready(function() {
            /* This would select second division only*/
            $("#div2").css("background-color", "yellow");
         });
      </script>
       
   </head>
   
   <body>

      <div class = "demo1" id = "div1">
         <p>This is first division of the DOM.</p>
      </div>

      <div class = "demo2" id = "div2">
         <p>This is second division of the DOM.</p>
      </div>

      <div class = "demo3" id = "div3">
         <p>This is third division of the DOM</p>
      </div>

   </body>
</html>

Updated on: 13-Feb-2020

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