Attribute Not Equal Selector [name!="value"]

attributeNotEqual ( attribute, value ) version added: 1.0

  • attribute
    Type: String
    An attribute name.
  • value
    Type: String
    An attribute value. Can be either an unquoted single word or a quoted string.

Description: Select elements that either don't have the specified attribute, or do have the specified attribute but not with a certain value.

This selector is equivalent to :not([attr='value']).

Examples:

Example: Finds all inputs that don't have the name 'newsletter' and appends text to the span next to it. 

<!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>
  <input type="radio" name="newsletter" value="Hot Fuzz">
  <span>name is newsletter</span>
</div>
<div>
  <input type="radio" value="Cold Fusion">
  <span>no name</span>
</div>
<div>
  <input type="radio" name="accept" value="Evil Plans">
  <span>name is accept</span>
</div>

<script>

$( "input[name!='newsletter']" ).next().append( "<b>; not newsletter</b>" );

</script>

  
</body>
</html>

Demo: