Append to DIV
<html> <head> <script type="text/javascript" src="js/jquery-1.3.2.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript"> $(document).ready(function(){ $("div").html("<b>bold</b> not bold"); $("div b").append(document.createTextNode("!!!")).css("color", "red"); }); </script> </head> <body> <body> <DIV></DIV> </body> </html>