jQuery change class name

September 23, 2022 by Tarik

Using jQuery
You can set the class (regardless of what it was) by using .attr(), like this:

$("#td_id").attr('class', 'newClass');

If you want to add a class, use .addclass() instead, like this:

$("#td_id").addClass('newClass');

Or a short way to swap classes using .toggleClass():

$("#td_id").toggleClass('change_me newClass');

Here’s the full list of jQuery methods specifically for the class attribute.