Add two class names to the first p element
<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.4.1/jquery.min.js"> </script>//ww w . j a va 2 s . co m <script> $(document).ready(function(){ $("button").click(function(){ $("p:first").addClass("intro note"); }); }); </script> <style> .intro { font-size: 30px; color: blue; } .note { background-color: red; } </style> </head> <body> <h1>This is a heading</h1> <p>This is a paragraph.</p> <p>This is another paragraph.</p> <button>Test</button> </body> </html>