jQuery | :root Selector - GeeksforGeeks

The :root selector in jQuery is used to select the root element of document.

Syntax:

$(":root")

Parameter: This selector contains single parameter root which is the root element of document.

Example: This example use :root selector to select document and set background-color to green.

<!DOCTYPE html> 
<html> 
  
<head>  
    <title> 
        jQuery :root Selector 
    </title> 
        
    <script src= 
"https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.3.1/jquery.min.js"> 
    </script> 
</head>  
  
<body style = "text-align:center;"> 
      
    <h1>GeeksForGeeks</h1> 
      
    <h2>jQuery :root Selector</h2> 
      
    <!-- Script uses :root selector -->
    <script> 
        $(document).ready(function() { 
            $(":root").css("background-color", "green"); 
        }); 
    </script> 
</body> 
  
</html> 

Output:

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