Add Class on Click of Anchor Tag using jQuery



To add a class on click of anchor tag using jQuery, use the addClass() method. You can try to run the following code to learn how to implement adding a class on click of anchor tag using jQuery −

Example

Live Demo

<html>
   <head>
      <script src = "https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.2.1/jquery.min.js"></script>
      <script>
      $(document).ready(function() {
        $("a").click(function() {
          $("a.active").removeClass("active");
          $(this).addClass("active");
        });
      });
      </script>
      <style>
      .active {
         font-size: 22px;  
      }
      </style>
   </head>
   <body>
      <a href="#" class="">One</a>
      <a href="#" class="">Two</a>
      <p>Click any of the link above and you can see the changes.</p>
   </body>
</html>
Updated on: 2020-02-13T09:56:22+05:30

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