The css() method sets or returns one or more style properties for the selected elements.
Return a CSS PropertyTo return the value of a specified CSS property, use the following syntax:
css("propertyname");The following example will return the background-color value of the FIRST matched element:
Example $("p").css("background-color"); Try it Yourself » Set a CSS PropertyTo set a specified CSS property, use the following syntax:
css("propertyname","value");The following example will set the background-color value for ALL matched elements:
Example $("p").css("background-color", "yellow"); Try it Yourself » Set Multiple CSS PropertiesTo set multiple CSS properties, use the following syntax:
css({"propertyname":"value","propertyname":"value",...});The following example will set a background-color and a font-size for ALL matched elements:
Example $("p").css({"background-color": "yellow", "font-size": "200%"}); Try it Yourself » jQuery Exercises jQuery CSS ReferenceFor a complete overview of all jQuery CSS methods, please go to our jQuery HTML/CSS Reference.
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