jQuery event.target get the class of the clicked element
<!DOCTYPE html> <html lang="en"> <head> <title>jQuery Get Class of Clicked Element</title> <script src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-1.12.4.min.js"></script> <script> $(document).on("click", function(event){ document.getElementById("demo").innerHTML = event.target.className;/*from ww w . java 2 s. c om*/ }) </script> </head> <body> <p id="demo"></p> <button type="button" class="foo">Button 1</button> <input type="button" class="bar" value="Button 2"> <button type="button" class="baz">Button 3</button> </body> </html>