jQuery css() Method

The css() method sets or returns one or more style properties for the selected elements.

Return CSS Property

To return the value of a specified CSS property, use the following syntax:

css("propertyname");

The following example will return the background-color value of the first matched element:

$("p").css("background-color");

To set a specified CSS property, use the following syntax:

css("propertyname","value");

The following example will set the background-color value for all matched elements:

$("p").css("background-color","yellow");

To set multiple CSS properties, use the following syntax:

css({"propertyname":"value","propertyname":"value",...});

The following example will set background-color and font-size for all matched elements:

$("p").css({"background-color":"yellow","font-size":"200%"});

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