Example

Insert content at the beginning of each p element:

$("button").click(function(){
  $("<b>Hello World!</b>").prependTo("p");
});

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Definition and Usage

The prependTo() method inserts specified content at the beginning of (but still inside) the selected elements.

Tip: The prepend() and prependTo() methods does the same thing. The difference is in the syntax: the placement of the content and selector, and that prepend() can insert content using a function.


Syntax

$(content).prependTo(selector)

Parameter Description
content Required. Specifies the content to insert (can contain HTML tags)
selector Required. Specifies on which elements to insert the content