| Selector | Example | Selects |
|---|---|---|
| * | $("*") | All elements |
| #id | $("#lastname") | The element with id=lastname |
| .class | $(".intro") | All elements with class="intro" |
| element | $("p") | All p elements |
| .class.class | $(".intro.demo") | All elements with the classes "intro" and "demo" |
| :first | $("p:first") | The first p element |
| :last | $("p:last") | The last p element |
| :even | $("tr:even") | All even tr elements |
| :odd | $("tr:odd") | All odd tr elements |
| :eq(index) | $("ul li:eq(3)") | The fourth element in a list (index starts at 0) |
| :gt(no) | $("ul li:gt(3)") | List elements with an index greater than 3 |
| :lt(no) | $("ul li:lt(3)") | List elements with an index less than 3 |
| :not(selector) | $("input:not(:empty)") | All input elements that are not empty |
| :header | $(":header") | All header elements h1, h2 ... |
| :contains(text) | $(":contains('jQuery')") | All elements which contains the text |
| :empty | $(":empty") | All elements with no child (elements) nodes |
| :hidden | $("p:hidden") | All hidden p elements |
| :visible | $("table:visible") | All visible tables |
| s1,s2,s3 | $("th,td,.intro") | All elements with matching selectors |
| [attribute] | $("[href]") | All elements with a href attribute |
| [attribute=value] | $("[href='default.asp']") | All elements with a href attribute value equal to "default.asp" |
| [attribute!=value] | $("[href!='default.asp']") | All elements with a href attribute value not equal to "default.asp" |
| [attribute$=value] | $("[href$='.jpg']") | All elements with a href attribute value ending with ".jpg" |
| :input | $(":input") | All input elements |
| :text | $(":text") | All input elements with type="text" |
| :enabled | $(":enabled") | All enabled input elements |
| :disabled | $(":disabled") | All disabled input elements |
| :selected | $(":selected") | All selected input elements |
| :checked | $(":checked") | All checked input elements |