# :contains() Selector

## contains ( text ) version added: 1.1.4

- text
  Type: String
  A string of text to look for. It's case sensitive.

Description: Select all elements that contain the specified text.

The matching text can appear directly within the selected element, in any of that element's descendants, or a combination thereof. As with attribute value selectors, text inside the parentheses of `:contains()` can be written as a bare word or surrounded by quotation marks. The text must have matching case to be selected.

## Examples:

#### Example: Finds all divs containing "John" and underlines them.

    <!doctype html>
    <html lang="en">
    <head>
      <meta charset="utf-8">
      <title>css demo</title>

      <script src="//code.jquery.com/jquery-1.10.2.js"></script>
    </head>
    <body>

    <div>John Resig</div>
    <div>George Martin</div>
    <div>Malcom John Sinclair</div>
    <div>J. Ohn</div>

    <script>

    $( "div:contains('John')" ).css( "text-decoration", "underline" );

    </script>

    </body>
    </html>

#### Demo: