disable a hyperlink using jQuery
You can bind a click handler that returns false: $(‘.my-link’).click(function () {return false;}); To re-enable it again, unbind the handler: $(‘.my-link’).unbind(‘click’); Note that disabled doesn’t work because it is designed for form inputs only. jQuery has anticipated this already, providing a shortcut as of jQuery 1.4.3: $(‘.my-link’).bind(‘click’, false); And to unbind / re-enable: $(‘.my-link’).unbind(‘click’, false);