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jQuery wrapInner() Method

❮ jQuery HTML/CSS Methods

Example

Wrap a <b> element around the content of each <p> element:

$("button").click(function(){
  $("p").wrapInner("<b></b>");
});
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Definition and Usage

The wrapInner() method wraps specified HTML element(s) around the content (innerHTML) of each selected element.


Syntax

$(selector).wrapInner(wrappingElement,function(index))

Parameter Description
wrappingElement Required. Specifies what HTML element(s) to wrap around the content of each selected element

Possible values:

  • HTML elements
  • jQuery objects
  • DOM elements
function(index) Optional. Specifies a function that returns the wrapping element
  • index - Returns the index position of the element in the set

Try it Yourself - Examples

Create a new element with the DOM
How to use document.createElement() to create an element, and wrap it around the content of each selected element.

Wrap content using a function
Using a function to specify what to wrap around the content of each selected element.


❮ jQuery HTML/CSS Methods