{"id":76,"date":"2023-08-25T17:22:18","date_gmt":"2023-08-25T17:22:18","guid":{"rendered":"\/\/api.jquery.com\/?p=76"},"modified":"2026-01-20T17:34:18","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T17:34:18","slug":"button-selector","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/api.jquery.com\/button-selector\/","title":{"rendered":":button Selector"},"content":{"rendered":"<article id=\"button1\" class=\"entry selector\"><h2 class=\"section-title\"><span>button selector<\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n<p class=\"desc\"><strong>Description: <\/strong>Selects all button elements and elements of type button.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"signatures\"><li class=\"signature\"><h4 class=\"name\">\n<span class=\"version-details\">version added: <a href=\"\/category\/version\/1.0\/\">1.0<\/a><\/span>jQuery( \":button\" )<\/h4><\/li><\/ul>\n<div class=\"longdesc\" id=\"entry-longdesc\">\n    <p>An equivalent selector to <code>$( \":button\" )<\/code> using valid CSS is <code>$( \"button, input[type='button']\" )<\/code>.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n<h3>Additional Notes:<\/h3>\n<div class=\"longdesc\"><ul><li>\n\t\t\tBecause <code>:button<\/code> is a jQuery extension and not part of the CSS specification, queries using <code>:button<\/code> cannot take advantage of the performance boost provided by the native DOM <code>querySelectorAll()<\/code> method. To achieve the best performance when using <code>:button<\/code> to select elements, first select the elements using a pure CSS selector, then use <a href=\"\/filter\/\"><code>.filter(\":button\")<\/code><\/a>.\n\t\t<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n<section class=\"entry-examples\" id=\"entry-examples\"><header><h2>Example:<\/h2><\/header><div class=\"entry-example\" id=\"example-0\">\n<p>Find all button inputs and mark them.<\/p>\n<div class=\"syntaxhighlighter xml\">\n\t<table>\n\t\t<tbody>\n\t\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<td class=\"gutter\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"line n1\">1<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"line n2\">2<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"line n3\">3<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"line n4\">4<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"line n5\">5<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"line n6\">6<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"line n7\">7<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"line n8\">8<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"line n9\">9<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"line n10\">10<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"line n11\">11<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"line n12\">12<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"line n13\">13<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"line n14\">14<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"line n15\">15<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"line n16\">16<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"line n17\">17<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"line n18\">18<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"line n19\">19<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"line n20\">20<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"line n21\">21<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"line n22\">22<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"line n23\">23<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"line n24\">24<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"line n25\">25<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"line n26\">26<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"line n27\">27<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"line n28\">28<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"line n29\">29<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"line n30\">30<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"line n31\">31<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"line n32\">32<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"line n33\">33<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"line n34\">34<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"line n35\">35<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"line n36\">36<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"line n37\">37<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"line n38\">38<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"line n39\">39<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"line n40\">40<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"line n41\">41<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"line n42\">42<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"line n43\">43<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"line n44\">44<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"line n45\">45<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"line n46\">46<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"line n47\">47<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"line n48\">48<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"line n49\">49<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"line n50\">50<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"line n51\">51<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"line n52\">52<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"line n53\">53<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"line n54\">54<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"line n55\">55<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"line n56\">56<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"line n57\">57<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"line n58\">58<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"line n59\">59<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"line n60\">60<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"line n61\">61<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"line n62\">62<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"line n63\">63<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<td class=\"code\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<pre><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"line\"><code><span class=\"hljs-meta\">&lt;!doctype <span class=\"hljs-meta-keyword\">html<\/span>&gt;<\/span><\/code><\/div><\/div><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"line\"><code><span class=\"hljs-tag\">&lt;<span class=\"hljs-name\">html<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-attr\">lang<\/span>=<span class=\"hljs-string\">\"en\"<\/span>&gt;<\/span><\/code><\/div><\/div><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"line\"><code><span class=\"hljs-tag\">&lt;<span class=\"hljs-name\">head<\/span>&gt;<\/span><\/code><\/div><\/div><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"line\"><code>  <span class=\"hljs-tag\">&lt;<span class=\"hljs-name\">meta<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-attr\">charset<\/span>=<span class=\"hljs-string\">\"utf-8\"<\/span>&gt;<\/span><\/code><\/div><\/div><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"line\"><code>  <span class=\"hljs-tag\">&lt;<span class=\"hljs-name\">title<\/span>&gt;<\/span>button demo<span class=\"hljs-tag\">&lt;\/<span class=\"hljs-name\">title<\/span>&gt;<\/span><\/code><\/div><\/div><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"line\"><code>  <span class=\"hljs-tag\">&lt;<span class=\"hljs-name\">style<\/span>&gt;<\/span><span class=\"css\"><\/span><\/code><\/div><\/div><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"line\"><code>  <span class=\"hljs-selector-tag\">textarea<\/span> {<\/code><\/div><\/div><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"line\"><code>    <span class=\"hljs-attribute\">height<\/span>: <span class=\"hljs-number\">35px<\/span>;<\/code><\/div><\/div><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"line\"><code>  }<\/code><\/div><\/div><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"line\"><code>  <span class=\"hljs-selector-tag\">div<\/span> {<\/code><\/div><\/div><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"line\"><code>    <span class=\"hljs-attribute\">color<\/span>: red;<\/code><\/div><\/div><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"line\"><code>  }<\/code><\/div><\/div><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"line\"><code>  <span class=\"hljs-selector-tag\">fieldset<\/span> {<\/code><\/div><\/div><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"line\"><code>    <span class=\"hljs-attribute\">margin<\/span>: <span class=\"hljs-number\">0<\/span>;<\/code><\/div><\/div><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"line\"><code>    <span class=\"hljs-attribute\">padding<\/span>: <span class=\"hljs-number\">0<\/span>;<\/code><\/div><\/div><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"line\"><code>    <span class=\"hljs-attribute\">border-width<\/span>: <span class=\"hljs-number\">0<\/span>;<\/code><\/div><\/div><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"line\"><code>  }<\/code><\/div><\/div><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"line\"><code>  <span class=\"hljs-selector-class\">.marked<\/span> {<\/code><\/div><\/div><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"line\"><code>    <span class=\"hljs-attribute\">background-color<\/span>: yellow;<\/code><\/div><\/div><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"line\"><code>    <span class=\"hljs-attribute\">border<\/span>: <span class=\"hljs-number\">3px<\/span> red solid;<\/code><\/div><\/div><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"line\"><code>  }<\/code><\/div><\/div><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"line\"><code>  <span class=\"hljs-tag\">&lt;\/<span class=\"hljs-name\">style<\/span>&gt;<\/span><\/code><\/div><\/div><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"line\"><code>  <span class=\"hljs-tag\">&lt;<span class=\"hljs-name\">script<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-attr\">src<\/span>=<span class=\"hljs-string\">\"https:\/\/code.jquery.com\/jquery-4.0.0.js\"<\/span>&gt;<\/span><span class=\"hljs-tag\">&lt;\/<span class=\"hljs-name\">script<\/span>&gt;<\/span><\/code><\/div><\/div><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"line\"><code><span class=\"hljs-tag\">&lt;\/<span class=\"hljs-name\">head<\/span>&gt;<\/span><\/code><\/div><\/div><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"line\"><code><span class=\"hljs-tag\">&lt;<span class=\"hljs-name\">body<\/span>&gt;<\/span><\/code><\/div><\/div><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"line\"><code> <\/code><\/div><\/div><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"line\"><code><span class=\"hljs-tag\">&lt;<span class=\"hljs-name\">form<\/span>&gt;<\/span><\/code><\/div><\/div><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"line\"><code>  <span class=\"hljs-tag\">&lt;<span class=\"hljs-name\">fieldset<\/span>&gt;<\/span><\/code><\/div><\/div><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"line\"><code>    <span class=\"hljs-tag\">&lt;<span class=\"hljs-name\">input<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-attr\">type<\/span>=<span class=\"hljs-string\">\"button\"<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-attr\">value<\/span>=<span class=\"hljs-string\">\"Input Button\"<\/span>&gt;<\/span><\/code><\/div><\/div><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"line\"><code>    <span class=\"hljs-tag\">&lt;<span class=\"hljs-name\">input<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-attr\">type<\/span>=<span class=\"hljs-string\">\"checkbox\"<\/span>&gt;<\/span><\/code><\/div><\/div><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"line\"><code> <\/code><\/div><\/div><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"line\"><code>    <span class=\"hljs-tag\">&lt;<span class=\"hljs-name\">input<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-attr\">type<\/span>=<span class=\"hljs-string\">\"file\"<\/span>&gt;<\/span><\/code><\/div><\/div><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"line\"><code>    <span class=\"hljs-tag\">&lt;<span class=\"hljs-name\">input<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-attr\">type<\/span>=<span class=\"hljs-string\">\"hidden\"<\/span>&gt;<\/span><\/code><\/div><\/div><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"line\"><code>    <span class=\"hljs-tag\">&lt;<span class=\"hljs-name\">input<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-attr\">type<\/span>=<span class=\"hljs-string\">\"image\"<\/span>&gt;<\/span><\/code><\/div><\/div><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"line\"><code> <\/code><\/div><\/div><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"line\"><code>    <span class=\"hljs-tag\">&lt;<span class=\"hljs-name\">input<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-attr\">type<\/span>=<span class=\"hljs-string\">\"password\"<\/span>&gt;<\/span><\/code><\/div><\/div><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"line\"><code>    <span class=\"hljs-tag\">&lt;<span class=\"hljs-name\">input<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-attr\">type<\/span>=<span class=\"hljs-string\">\"radio\"<\/span>&gt;<\/span><\/code><\/div><\/div><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"line\"><code>    <span class=\"hljs-tag\">&lt;<span class=\"hljs-name\">input<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-attr\">type<\/span>=<span class=\"hljs-string\">\"reset\"<\/span>&gt;<\/span><\/code><\/div><\/div><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"line\"><code> <\/code><\/div><\/div><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"line\"><code>    <span class=\"hljs-tag\">&lt;<span class=\"hljs-name\">input<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-attr\">type<\/span>=<span class=\"hljs-string\">\"submit\"<\/span>&gt;<\/span><\/code><\/div><\/div><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"line\"><code>    <span class=\"hljs-tag\">&lt;<span class=\"hljs-name\">input<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-attr\">type<\/span>=<span class=\"hljs-string\">\"text\"<\/span>&gt;<\/span><\/code><\/div><\/div><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"line\"><code>    <span class=\"hljs-tag\">&lt;<span class=\"hljs-name\">select<\/span>&gt;<\/span><\/code><\/div><\/div><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"line\"><code>      <span class=\"hljs-tag\">&lt;<span class=\"hljs-name\">option<\/span>&gt;<\/span>Option<span class=\"hljs-tag\">&lt;\/<span class=\"hljs-name\">option<\/span>&gt;<\/span><\/code><\/div><\/div><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"line\"><code>    <span class=\"hljs-tag\">&lt;\/<span class=\"hljs-name\">select<\/span>&gt;<\/span><\/code><\/div><\/div><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"line\"><code> <\/code><\/div><\/div><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"line\"><code>    <span class=\"hljs-tag\">&lt;<span class=\"hljs-name\">textarea<\/span>&gt;<\/span><span class=\"hljs-tag\">&lt;\/<span class=\"hljs-name\">textarea<\/span>&gt;<\/span><\/code><\/div><\/div><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"line\"><code>    <span class=\"hljs-tag\">&lt;<span class=\"hljs-name\">button<\/span>&gt;<\/span>Button<span class=\"hljs-tag\">&lt;\/<span class=\"hljs-name\">button<\/span>&gt;<\/span><\/code><\/div><\/div><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"line\"><code>  <span class=\"hljs-tag\">&lt;\/<span class=\"hljs-name\">fieldset<\/span>&gt;<\/span><\/code><\/div><\/div><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"line\"><code><span class=\"hljs-tag\">&lt;\/<span class=\"hljs-name\">form<\/span>&gt;<\/span><\/code><\/div><\/div><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"line\"><code> <\/code><\/div><\/div><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"line\"><code><span class=\"hljs-tag\">&lt;<span class=\"hljs-name\">div<\/span>&gt;<\/span><span class=\"hljs-tag\">&lt;\/<span class=\"hljs-name\">div<\/span>&gt;<\/span><\/code><\/div><\/div><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"line\"><code> <\/code><\/div><\/div><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"line\"><code><span class=\"hljs-tag\">&lt;<span class=\"hljs-name\">script<\/span>&gt;<\/span><span class=\"javascript\"><\/span><\/code><\/div><\/div><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"line\"><code><span class=\"hljs-keyword\">var<\/span> input = $( <span class=\"hljs-string\">\":button\"<\/span> ).addClass( <span class=\"hljs-string\">\"marked\"<\/span> );<\/code><\/div><\/div><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"line\"><code>$( <span class=\"hljs-string\">\"div\"<\/span> ).text( <span class=\"hljs-string\">\"For this type jQuery found \"<\/span> + input.length + <span class=\"hljs-string\">\".\"<\/span> );<\/code><\/div><\/div><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"line\"><code><span class=\"hljs-comment\">\/\/ Prevent the form from submitting<\/span><\/code><\/div><\/div><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"line\"><code>$( <span class=\"hljs-string\">\"form\"<\/span> ).on( <span class=\"hljs-string\">\"submit\"<\/span>, <span class=\"hljs-function\"><span class=\"hljs-keyword\">function<\/span>(<span class=\"hljs-params\"> event <\/span>) <\/span>{<\/code><\/div><\/div><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"line\"><code>  event.preventDefault();<\/code><\/div><\/div><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"line\"><code>} );<\/code><\/div><\/div><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"line\"><code><span class=\"hljs-tag\">&lt;\/<span class=\"hljs-name\">script<\/span>&gt;<\/span><\/code><\/div><\/div><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"line\"><code> <\/code><\/div><\/div><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"line\"><code><span class=\"hljs-tag\">&lt;\/<span class=\"hljs-name\">body<\/span>&gt;<\/span><\/code><\/div><\/div><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"line\"><code><span class=\"hljs-tag\">&lt;\/<span class=\"hljs-name\">html<\/span>&gt;<\/span><\/code><\/div><\/div><\/pre>\n\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t<\/tbody>\n\t<\/table>\n<\/div>\n\n<h4>Demo:<\/h4>\n<div class=\"demo code-demo\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n<\/div><\/article>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Selects all button elements and elements of type 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