How to Add and Remove multiple classes in jQuery ?

Given an HTML element and the task is to add and remove multiple classes from it using JQuery.

Approach:

  • First select the element to which multiple classes will be added.
  • Then use addClass() method to add multiple classes to the element and removeClass() method to remove multiple classes.

Example 1: This example add two classes color and fontWeight to the selected element using addClass() method.

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<!DOCTYPE HTML> 
<html> 
    <head> 
        <title> 
            How to Add and Remove multiple classes
        </title>
          
        <script src =
"https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.4.0/jquery.min.js">
        </script>
          
        <style>
            .color {
                color: red;
            }
            .fontWeight {
                font-weight: bold;
            }
        </style>
    </head> 
      
    <body style = "text-align:center;"> 
          
        <h1 style = "color:green;" > 
            GeeksForGeeks 
        </h1>
          
        <p id = "GFG_UP" style = "font-size: 19px;">
        </p>
          
        <button onClick = "GFG_Fun()">
            click here
        </button>
          
        <p id = "GFG_DOWN" style = 
            "color: green; font-size: 24px; font-weight: bold;">
        </p>
          
        <script>
            $('#GFG_UP').text("Click on button to add multiple"
                + " classes to this element");
              
            function GFG_Fun() {
                $("#GFG_UP").addClass("color fontWeight");
                $('#GFG_DOWN').text("color and fontWeight,"
                        + " Both classes added");
            }
        </script> 
    </body> 
</html>                    

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Example 2: This example remove two classes color and fontWeight from the selected element using removeClass() method.











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<!DOCTYPE HTML>  


<html>  


    <head>  


        <title>  


            How to Add and Remove multiple classes 


        </title> 


          


        <script src = 


"https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.4.0/jquery.min.js"> 


        </script> 


          


        <style> 


            .color { 


                color: red; 


            } 


            .fontWeight { 


                font-weight: bold; 


            } 


        </style> 


    </head>  


      


    <body style = "text-align:center;">  


          


        <h1 style = "color:green;" >  


            GeeksForGeeks  


        </h1> 


          


        <p id = "GFG_UP" class = "color fontWeight"


                style = "font-size: 19px;"> 


        </p> 


          


        <button onClick = "GFG_Fun()"> 


            click here 


        </button> 


          


        <p id = "GFG_DOWN" style = 


            "color: green; font-size: 24px; font-weight: bold;"> 


        </p> 


          


        <script> 


            $('#GFG_UP').text("Click on button to remove" 


                + " multiple classes to this element"); 


              


            function GFG_Fun() { 


                $("#GFG_UP").removeClass("color fontWeight"); 


                $('#GFG_DOWN').text("color and fontWeight," 


                        + " Both classes removed"); 


            } 


        </script>  


    </body>  


</html>                     



















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