How to create a div element in jQuery ?

There are various method to create HTML element inside an HTML document using JQuery. But the simplest of all is append() and prepend() method.

Method 1: Using prepend() Method: The prepend() method is used to insert a specified content at the beginning of the selected element.

Example: This example uses prepend() method to create div element at the beginning of selected element.

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<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
      
<head>
    <title>Create div element</title>
      
    <script src=" 
https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.3.1/jquery.min.js"> 
    </script> 
      
    <!-- Script to add div element in the HTML document -->
    <script>
        $(document).ready(function() {
          
            // Select the element inside div
            // element will be added
            $("body")
              
            .prepend('<div class="added">This is added div </div>');
        });
    </script>
      
    <!-- Style to use on div element -->
    <style>
        div {
            padding: 20px;
            margin-bottom: 10px;
            border: 1px solid green;
            display: inline-block;
        }
    </style>
</head>
  
<body>
    <div class="initial">
        This is initial div
    </div>
</html>                    

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Method 2: Using appendTo() Method: The appendTo() method in jQuery is used to insert HTML element at the end of the selected element.


Example 1: This example uses appendTo() method to create div element at the end of selected element.











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<!DOCTYPE html> 


<html> 


      


<head> 


    <title>Create div element</title> 


      


    <script src="  


https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.3.1/jquery.min.js">  


    </script>  


      


    <!-- Script to add div element at the end of document -->


    <script> 


        $(document).ready(function() { 


            $("<div>This is another added div</div>").appendTo("body"); 


        }); 


    </script> 


      


    <!-- Style to use on div element -->


    <style> 


        div{ 


            padding: 20px; 


            margin-bottom: 10px; 


            border: 1px solid green; 


            display: inline-block; 


        } 


    </style> 


</head> 


  


<body> 


    <div class="initial"> 


    This is initial div 


    </div> 


</body> 


  


</html>                     



















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Example 2: This example uses appendTo() method to create div element within the div element.











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<!DOCTYPE html> 


<html> 


      


<head> 


    <title>Create div element</title> 


      


    <script src="  


https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.3.1/jquery.min.js">  


    </script>  


      


    <!-- Script to create div element -->


    <script> 


        $(document).ready(function() { 


            jQuery("<div/>", { 


                id: "div-id", 


                class: "div-class", 


                text: "This is text of div" 


            }).appendTo(".box"); 


        }); 


    </script> 


      


    <!-- Style to add on div element -->


    <style> 


        div { 


            padding: 20px; 


            margin-bottom: 10px; 


            border: 1px solid green; 


            display: inline-block; 


        } 


    </style> 


</head> 


  


<body> 


    <div class="initial"> 


        This is initial div 


    </div> 


      


    <div class="box"></div> 


</body> 


  


</html>                     



















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