Example

Insert content at the end of each p element:

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

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Definition and Usage

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

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


Syntax

$(content).appendTo(selector)

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