jQuery next()
select next element after <div>
<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.4.1/jquery.min.js"></script> <script> $(document).ready(function(){ $("div").next().css("background-color", "yellow"); });//from ww w. j ava 2 s .c om </script> </head> <body> <p>This is a p element.</p> <div style="border:1px solid black;padding:10px;">This is a div element.</div> <p>This p element is the next sibling element of a div element.</p> <p>This is another p element.</p> <div style="border:1px solid black;padding:10px;"> <p>This is a p element inside a div element.</p> </div> <h2>This is a heading, and the next sibling element of a div element</h2> <p>This is a p element.</p> </body> </html>