jQuery | Get and Set CSS Classes Last Updated : 27 Feb, 2019 Improve Improve Like Article Like Save Share Report jQuery has various methods for CSS manipulation which are listed below: addClass(): Adds one or more classes to the selected elements removeClass(): Removes one or more classes from selected elements toggleClass(): Toggles between adding or removing classes from selected elements css(): Sets or returns style attribute jQuery addClass() Method: The addClass is used to add more property to each selected element. It can also be used to change the property of the selected element. Syntax: $(content).addClass(target) Example: <!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <title> jQuery addClass() Method </title> <script src= "https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.3.1/jquery.min.js"> </script> <!-- Script to use addClass method --> <script> $(document).ready(function() { $("button").click(function() { $("h1, h2, p").addClass("green"); $("div").addClass("abs"); }); }); </script> <style> .abs { font-weight: bold; font-size: xx-large; } .green { color:green; } </style> </head> <body> <h1>GFG</h1> <h2>GeeksForGeeks</h2> <p>This is gfg.</p> <div>This is some different text.</div><br> <button>Add classes to elements</button> </body> </html> Output: Before click on the button: After click on the button: jQuery removeClass() Method: This method is used to remove a specific class attribute from different elements. Syntax: $(content).removeClass(target) Example: <!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <script src= "https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.3.1/jquery.min.js"> </script> <!-- Script to use removeClass method --> <script> $(document).ready(function() { $("button").click(function() { $("h1, h2, p").removeClass("green"); }); }); </script> <style> .important { font-weight: bold; font-size: xx-large; } .green { color:green; } </style> </head> <body> <h1 class="green">Heading 1</h1> <h2 class="green">GFG</h2> <p class="green">welcome to GeeksForGeeks.</p> <p>This is other paragraph.</p> <button>Remove class from elements</button> </body> </html> Output: Before click on the button: After click on the button: jQuery toggleClass() Method: This method toggles between adding or removing classes from selected elements. Syntax: $(content).toggleClass(target) Example: <!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <script src= "https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.3.1/jquery.min.js"> </script> <!-- Script to use toggleClass() method --> <script> $(document).ready(function() { $("button").click(function() { $("h1, h2, p").toggleClass("green"); }); }); </script> <style> .green { color:lightgreen; } </style> </head> <body> <h1>Heading</h1> <h2>gfg</h2> <p>welcome to gfg</p> <p>This is other paragraph.</p> <button>Toggle class</button> </body> </html> Output: Before click on the button: After click on the button: jQuery css() Method: This method sets or returns one or more style properties for selected elements. Syntax: $(content).css(target) Example: <!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <script src= "https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.3.1/jquery.min.js"> </script> <!-- Script to use css() method --> <script> $(document).ready(function() { $("button").click(function() { alert("Background color = " + $("p").css("background-color")); }); }); </script> </head> <body> <h2>This is a heading</h2> <p style="background-color:green;">This is a gfg.</p> <p style="background-color:lightgreen">This is a gfg.</p> <p style="background-color:blue">This is a gfg.</p> <button>background-color of p</button> </body> </html> Output: Before click on the button: After click on the button: Like Article Suggest improvement Next How to remove all CSS classes using jQuery ? Share your thoughts in the comments Add Your Comment Please Login to comment...