jQuery prevAll() by three class name
<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <style> .siblings * {/* w w w .j av a2 s. c om*/ display: block; border: 2px solid lightgrey; color: lightgrey; padding: 5px; margin: 15px; } </style> <script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.4.1/jquery.min.js"></script> <script> $(document).ready(function(){ $("h2").prevAll(".first, .second, .third") .css({"color": "red", "border": "2px solid red"}); }); </script> </head> <body> <div style="width:500px;" class="siblings"> <h3 class="third">h3 class "third"</h3> <span>span</span> <span class="second">span class "second"</span> <span>span</span> <span class="second">span also class "second"</span> <p>p</p> <span>span</span> <p class="first">p class "first"</p> <p>p</p> <span>span</span> <h3>h3</h3> <span>span</span> <h2>h2</h2> <span>span</span> <span>span</span> <p>p</p> </div> </body> </html>