jQuery parent descendant Selector (original) (raw)

Last Updated : 11 Jul, 2025

jQuery parent descendant Selector selects every element which is a descendant to a specific(parent) element.

Syntax:

$("parent descendant")

Example 1: In this example, we are using parent descendant selector.

html `

This div element has descendant span:

`

Output:

Example 2: Here is another example, of parent descendant selector.

HTML `

This div element has descendant span:

`

Output: