jQuery wrapInner() Method

Last Updated : 11 Jul, 2025

The wrapInner() method is an inbuilt method in jQuery that is used to wrap HTML elements around the content of each selected element.

Syntax:

$(selector).wrapInner(wrap_element, function(index))

Parameters: This function accepts two parameters as mentioned above and described below:

wrap_element: It is a mandatory parameter and used to specify the HTML element to wrap around the content of the selected element
function: It is an optional parameter and is used to specify the function that returns the wrapping element.
- index: It returns the index of the element.

Return Value: This method returns the selected element with the applied changes.

The below examples illustrate the wrapInner() method in jQuery:

Example 1: this example does not contain an optional parameter.

html

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>

<head>
    <script src=
"https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.3.1/jquery.min.js">
    </script>

    <!-- jQuery code to show the working of this method -->
    <script>
        $(document).ready(function () {
            $("div").click(function () {
                $(this).wrapInner("<b></b>").css(
                    "background-color", "green");
            });
        });
    </script>
    <style>
        body {
            width: 200px;
            padding: 20px;
            height: 20px;
            border: 2px solid green;
        }
    </style>
</head>

<body>
    <!-- click on this div and see the change -->
    <div>Welcome to GeeksforGeeks!</div>

</body>

</html>

Output:

jquery-49

Example 2:

html

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>

<head>
    <script src=
"https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.3.1/jquery.min.js">
    </script>

    <!-- jQuery code to show the working of this method -->
    <script>
        $(document).ready(function () {
            $("div").click(function () {
                $("span").wrapInner(function (n) {
                    return "<i></i>";
                });
            });
        });
    </script>
    <style>
        body {
            width: 250px;
            padding: 20px;
            height: 20px;
            font-size: 20px;
            border: 2px solid green;
        }
    </style>
</head>

<body>
    <!-- click on this div and see the change -->
    <div>
        Welcome to 
        <span>GeeksforGeeks!</span>
    </div>
</body>

</html>