How to use jQuery syntax ?

jQuery syntax is made for selecting HTML elements and performing some action on the element(s).

jQuery syntax

$(selector).action()

$ sign to define or access jQuery

(selector) to query or find HTML elements

action() to be performed on the element(s)

Examples

$(this).hide() : hides the current element

$("p").hide() : hides all <p> elements

$(".test").hide() : hides all elements with class="test"

$("#test").hide() : hides the element with id="test"