jQuery detach()
compare with remove()
<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.4.1/jquery.min.js"> </script>//from w ww. ja v a2 s . c o m <script> $(document).ready(function(){ $("#btn1").click(function(){ $("body").append($("#p1").detach()); }); $("#btn2").click(function(){ $("body").append($("#p2").remove()); }); $("p").click(function(){ $(this).animate({fontSize: "+=1px"}) }); }); </script> </head> <body> <p id="p1">Click this paragraph after it is moved - it keeps its click event.</p> <p id="p2">Click this paragraph after it is moved - it does not keeps its click event.</p> <button id="btn1">Detach and append p element</button> <button id="btn2">Remove and append p element</button> </body> </html>