Wrap a div element around the p element
<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.4.1/jquery.min.js"> </script>/*www . j a v a 2s. c o m*/ <script> $(document).ready(function(){ $("button").click(function(){ $("p").wrap(function(){ return "<div></div>" }); }); }); </script> <style> div { background-color: yellow; padding: 10px; } </style> </head> <body> <p>This is a paragraph.</p> <button>test</button> </body> </html>