## jquery Returns: String

Description: A string containing the jQuery version number.

- #### version added: 1.0jquery

The `.jquery` property is assigned to the jQuery prototype, commonly referred to by its alias `$.fn`. It is a string containing the version number of `jQuery`, such as "1.5.0" or "1.4.4".

## Examples:

Determine if an object is a jQuery object

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    var a = { what: "A regular JS object" },  b = $( "body" ); if ( a.jquery ) { // Falsy, since it's undefined  alert( "a is a jQuery object!" );} if ( b.jquery ) { // Truthy, since it's a string    alert( "b is a jQuery object!" );}

Get the current version of jQuery running on the page

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    alert( "You are running jQuery version: " + $.fn.jquery );