Set the offset coordinates of the p element equal to the span element.
<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.4.1/jquery.min.js"> </script>/* w w w . j av a2 s. c o m*/ <script> $(document).ready(function(){ $("button").click(function(){ $("p").offset($("span").offset()); }); }); </script> </head> <body> <p>This is a paragraph.</p> <button>Set</button> <span style="position:absolute;left:100px;top:150px;">This is a span</span> </body> </html>