freeCodeCamp/curriculum/challenges/english/03-front-end-development-libraries/jquery/change-the-css-of-an-element-using-jquery.md

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id: bad87fee1348bd9aed908826
title: Change the CSS of an Element Using jQuery
challengeType: 6
forumTopicId: 16776
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dashedName: change-the-css-of-an-element-using-jquery
---

# --description--

We can also change the CSS of an HTML element directly with jQuery.

jQuery has a function called `.css()` that allows you to change the CSS of an element.

Here's how we would change its color to blue:

```js
$("#target1").css("color", "blue");
```

This is slightly different from a normal CSS declaration, because the CSS property and its value are in quotes, and separated with a comma instead of a colon.

Delete your jQuery selectors, leaving an empty `document ready function`.

Select `target1` and change its color to red.

# --hints--

Your `target1` element should have red text.

```js
assert($('#target1').css('color') === 'rgb(255, 0, 0)');
```

You should only use jQuery to add these classes to the element.

```js
assert(!code.match(/class.*animated/g));
```

# --seed--

## --seed-contents--

```html
<script>
  $(document).ready(function() {
    $("button").addClass("animated bounce");
    $(".well").addClass("animated shake");
    $("#target3").addClass("animated fadeOut");
    $("button").removeClass("btn-default");

  });
</script>

<!-- Only change code above this line -->

<div class="container-fluid">
  <h3 class="text-primary text-center">jQuery Playground</h3>
  <div class="row">
    <div class="col-xs-6">
      <h4>#left-well</h4>
      <div class="well" id="left-well">
        <button class="btn btn-default target" id="target1">#target1</button>
        <button class="btn btn-default target" id="target2">#target2</button>
        <button class="btn btn-default target" id="target3">#target3</button>
      </div>
    </div>
    <div class="col-xs-6">
      <h4>#right-well</h4>
      <div class="well" id="right-well">
        <button class="btn btn-default target" id="target4">#target4</button>
        <button class="btn btn-default target" id="target5">#target5</button>
        <button class="btn btn-default target" id="target6">#target6</button>
      </div>
    </div>
  </div>
</div>
```

# --solutions--

```html
<script>
  $(document).ready(function() {
    $("button").addClass("animated bounce");
    $(".well").addClass("animated shake");
    $("#target3").addClass("animated fadeOut");
    $("button").removeClass("btn-default");
    $("#target1").css("color", "red");
  });
</script>

<!-- Only change code above this line -->
<div class="container-fluid">
  <h3 class="text-primary text-center">jQuery Playground</h3>
  <div class="row">
    <div class="col-xs-6">
      <h4>#left-well</h4>
      <div class="well" id="left-well">
        <button class="btn btn-default target" id="target1">#target1</button>
        <button class="btn btn-default target" id="target2">#target2</button>
        <button class="btn btn-default target" id="target3">#target3</button>
      </div>
    </div>
    <div class="col-xs-6">
      <h4>#right-well</h4>
      <div class="well" id="right-well">
        <button class="btn btn-default target" id="target4">#target4</button>
        <button class="btn btn-default target" id="target5">#target5</button>
        <button class="btn btn-default target" id="target6">#target6</button>
      </div>
    </div>
  </div>
</div>
```