Element Selector ("element")

element ( element ) version added: 1.0

  • element
    Type: String
    An element to search for. Refers to the tagName of DOM nodes.

Description: Selects all elements with the given tag name.

JavaScript's getElementsByTagName() function is called to return the appropriate elements when this expression is used.

Examples:

Example: Finds every DIV element. 

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

  <style>

  div, span {
    width: 60px;
    height: 60px;
    float: left;
    padding: 10px;
    margin: 10px;
    background-color: #eee;
  }

  </style>

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

<div>DIV1</div>
<div>DIV2</div>
<span>SPAN</span>

<script>

$( "div" ).css( "border", "9px solid red" );

</script>

  
</body>
</html>

Demo: