## element selector

Description: Selects all elements with the given tag name.

- #### version added: 1.0jQuery( "element" )

  element: An element to search for. Refers to the tagName of DOM nodes.

JavaScript's `getElementsByTagName()` function is called to return the appropriate elements when this expression is used.

## Example:

Finds every DIV element.

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    <!doctype html><html lang="en"><head>  <meta charset="utf-8">  <title>element demo</title>  <style>  div, span {    width: 60px;    height: 60px;    float: left;    padding: 10px;    margin: 10px;    background-color: #eee;  }  </style>  <script src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-1.10.2.js"></script></head><body> <div>DIV1</div><div>DIV2</div><span>SPAN</span> <script>$( "div" ).css( "border", "9px solid red" );</script> </body></html>

#### Demo: