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<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <meta charset="UTF-8"> <title>append / prepend / before / after</title> <script src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-3.6.0.min.js"></script> <style>#list{border:1px solid #ccc;padding:6px} #list span{display:inline-block;margin:2px;padding:3px 6px;background:#e3f2fd;border:1px solid #90caf9;border-radius:4px}</style> </head> <body> <div id="list"><span>A</span><span>B</span></div> <p> <button id="append">append C</button> <button id="prepend">prepend Z</button> <button id="before">before [start]</button> <button id="after">after [end]</button> </p> <script> $("#append").on("click", function(){ $("#list").append("<span>C</span>"); }); $("#prepend").on("click", function(){ $("#list").prepend("<span>Z</span>"); }); $("#before").on("click", function(){ $("#list").before("<em>[start]</em>"); }); $("#after").on("click", function(){ $("#list").after("<em>[end]</em>"); }); </script> </body> </html>
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