freeCodeCamp/guide/english/certifications/front-end-libraries/jquery/change-the-css-of-an-element-using-jquery/index.md

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title: Change the CSS of an Element Using jQuery
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## Change the CSS of an Element Using jQuery

 - You can edit the CSS of an element using jQuery with the .css() function.
 - In this example, it allows you to change the text color in the element with an id of "#target1".
 
```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"); // Selects the element with an id of #target1 and changes its text color to 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>
```