Welcome to the jQuery Tutorial

Learn jQuery from the ground up with clear explanations, practical examples, concise code snippets, a quick API reference, and hands on examples.

This guide moves from basic jQuey selectors to advanced event handling, DOM manipulation, Ajax, and plugin usage so you can build interactive pages faster. Start Learning jQuery Now

jQuery Example

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Basic Selector and DOM update
$(document).ready(function() {
	$('#title').text('Hello from jQuery');
	$('.item').addClass('active');
});

Prerequisites

To get the most from this jQuery tutorial you should have:

What You Will Learn?

This tutorial covers practical jQuery skills and workflows:

  1. jQuery setup and core syntax
  2. Selectors and filtering
  3. DOM traversal
  4. DOM manipulation
  5. Attribute and class handling
  6. Events, delegation, and callbacks
  7. Effects and animations
  8. Advacned jQuery AJAX Skills
  9. Dimensions and layout utilities
  10. Quick library reference

Who should follow this tutorial

This course suits a wide range of learners:

  • Beginners who want a simple, practical way to manipulate the DOM
  • Front end developers who need fast prototyping tools
  • Engineers who maintain legacy code that uses jQuery
  • Teams that need consistent, small utility functions across projects

How this course is structured

Lessons are short and focused and include:

  • Concept explained in plain language
  • Examples with explained code behaviour
  • API notes for quick lookup
  • Mini projects to practice common tasks

jQuery Code Examples

Content includes annotated jQuery code snippet and step by step walkthroughs for practice. Examples show both code and output so you can follow along quickly.

Event Handling

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Click Handler
// Click event example
$(function() {
	$("button").on("click", function() {
		alert("Button clicked!");
	});
});

Ajax Example

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Simple Ajax GET Request
$(function () {
	$('#loadContent').on('click', function () {
		$.ajax({
			url: 'demo-content.html',
			type: 'GET',
			success: function (data) {
				$('#target').html(data);
			},
			error: function () {
				$('#target').html('Error loading data.');
			}
		});
	});
});

Chaining and Effects

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Chaining Mthods in jQury
$('#startBtn').click(function() {
	$('.item').each(function(index) {
		$(this)
			.delay(300 * index)
			.animate({ opacity: 0.2 }, 300)
			.animate({ borderRadius: '50px' }, 300)
			.animate({ borderRadius: '0px' }, 300)
			.animate({ opacity: 1 }, 300);
	});
});

Small Plugin

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Simple jQuery Plugin
(function($) {
	$.fn.highlight = function() {
		return this.each(function() {
			$(this).css('background', 'yellow');
		});
	};
})(jQuery);

// usage
$('.note').highlight();

Online HTML Editor

TutsInsider provides a full-featured online HTML editor where you can write, run, and test jQuery code in real time. This live coding playground allows developers to practice and experiment directly in the browser without any setup.

Get Started

Begin with the jQuery introduction and learn how to download and include the library in a project. You can use a CDN or install via npm. Follow the jQuery intro and the how to include jQuery guides for setup options.

Feedback and contributions are welcome. Share suggestions or report issues through the contact page.