How to add and remove a class to an anchor tag with jQuery?



To add and remove a class to an anchor tag, use the toggleClass. Using it you can add and remove a class on a click.

You can try to run the following code to learn how to add and remove a class to an anchor tag with jQuery −

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<html>    <head>       <script src = "https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.2.1/jquery.min.js"></script>       <script>         $(document).ready(function(){          $("#mylink").click(function (e) {             e.preventDefault();                     $(this).toggleClass("selected");            });         });       </script>       <style>         .selected {            color: red;         }       </style>    </head>    <body>       <a href="#" id="mylink">Click me</a>       <p>The above will add and remove class (change color) on click.</p>    </body> </html>
Updated on: 2020-02-13T09:48:48+05:30

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