jQuery Document Manipulation - prependTo() Method

Example

Insert content at the beginning of each p element:

$(".btn1").click(function(){
  $("<b>Hello World!</b>").prependTo("p");
});

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Definition and Usage

The prependTo() method inserts the specified content at the beginning of the selected element (still located internally).

Tip:prepend() Similar in function to the prependTo() method. The difference lies in the syntax: the position of content and selector, as well as the ability of prepend() to use a function to insert content.

Syntax

content).prependTo(selector)
Parameters Description
content Required. Specifies the content to be inserted (can include HTML tags).
selector Required. Specifies where to insert content.