Wrap another tag
<html> <head> <script type="text/javascript" src="js/jquery-1.3.2.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript"> $(document).ready(function(){ $("p").wrap("<div>asdf</div>"); }); </script> </head> <body> <body> <p>a</p><div id="foo">b</div> </body> </html>