jQuery - css() Method
The css() method sets or returns one or more style properties for the selected elements.
Return a CSS Property
To return the value of a specified CSS property, use the following syntax:
css("propertyname");
The following example will return the background-color value of the FIRST matched element:
Example
$("p").css("background-color");
Set a CSS Property
To set a specified CSS property, use the following syntax:
css("propertyname","value");
The following example will set the background-color value for ALL matched elements:
Example
$("p").css("background-color", "yellow");
Set Multiple CSS Properties
To set multiple CSS properties, use the following syntax:
css({"propertyname":"value","propertyname":"value",...});
The following example will set a background-color and a font-size for ALL matched elements:
Example
$("p").css({"background-color": "yellow", "font-size": "200%"});