Fade out this : fadeOut « jQuery « JavaScript Tutorial

<html>
  <head>
    <script type="text/javascript" src="js/jquery-1.3.2.js"></script>
    <script type="text/javascript">
        $(document).ready(function(){

               $("button").click(function () {
                  $(this).fadeOut();

               });


        });
    </script>

  </head>
  <body>
    <body>
          <div>Click me<button>button</button></div>


    </body>
</html>

30.39.fadeOut
	30.39.1.	Fade out this
	30.39.2.	Fast fade out
	30.39.3.	Fade out in milliseconds
	30.39.4.	Fade out show
	30.39.5.	Slow fade out
	30.39.6.	fadeOut(speed, callback): Only the opacity is adjusted for this animation