What is $ in jquery

$ is the shortcut for jQuery and acts as a selector. Similar to querySelector
$('#id')
$('.class')
$(this)

Why we use $ in jquery

$ is alias to jquery by default. In the place of $ we can use Jquery by default. Jquery is almost simplying code of js this is too we can consider as simplification of code.

Similar codes

9 votes191 views3 answers
Jquery closest
Javascript jQuery
111 votes381 views6 answers
Foreach jquery
Javascript jQuery
0 vote208 views1 answer
Jquery ajax true false as boolean value
Javascript jQuery
0 vote210 views1 answer
How to get href value of anchor tag in jquery in list
Javascript jQuery
3 votes205 views3 answers
Jquery serialize
Javascript jQuery
1 vote185 views1 answer
Jquery remove multiple class
Javascript jQuery
0 vote185 views2 answers
How to pass custom regex in jquery validation
Javascript jQuery
0 vote178 views1 answer
Remove an attribute from style tag using jquery
Javascript jQuery
13 votes185 views3 answers
Jquery hover cursor change
Javascript jQuery
-2 votes194 views1 answer
How to show bootstrap 5 modal using jquery
Javascript jQuery