jQuery :contains() Selector

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jQuery :contains() Selector

The jQuery :contains() selector selects all elements that contain the specified text.

Example

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<!DOCTYPE html> <html lang="en-US"> <head> <script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.5.1/jquery.min.js"></script> </head> <body> <h1>jQuery selector :contains() Method</h1> <p>Learning HTML is necessary</p> <p>Learning CSS is interesting</p> <p>Learning JavaScript is fun</p> <script> $(document).ready(function(){ $("p:contains(fun)").css("color","blue"); }); </script> </body> </html>

Syntax

$(":contains(text)")

Parameter Values

ValueTypeExplanation
textRequiredSpecifies the text to find.
Note: Text is case sensitive.

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