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title: "What is the difference between jQuery's append() and appendTo() methods?"  
description: "What is the difference between jQuery's append() and appendTo() methods?"  
author: "Revati S Misra"  
published: 2023-05-09  
updated: 2023-05-11  
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category: "jquery"  
tags: ["jquery", "jquery selectors", "jquery validate"]  
reading_time: 2 minutes  

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# What is the difference between jQuery's append() and appendTo() methods?

What is the [difference between jQuery](https://www.mindstick.com/forum/159946/what-is-the-difference-between-jquery-and-javascript)'s append() and appendTo() [methods](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/13060/runny-nose-remedy-methods-that-work-best)?

## Replies

### Reply by Aryan Kumar

The [difference](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/157114/good-news-or-bad-news-and-the-difference-is) between the **append()** and **appendTo()** methods in jQuery is the order in which you specify the elements to append.

The **append()** method is used to add content to the end of an element. You call this method on the parent element and pass the content as an argument. For example:

```javascript
$('#parent').append('<p>New paragraph</p>');
```

This code will add a new **<p>** element with the text "New paragraph" as a child of the element with the ID "parent".

The **appendTo()** method is used to add content to the end of an element, but you specify the element to append as an argument instead of calling the method on the parent element. For example:

```javascript
$('<p>New paragraph</p>').appendTo('#parent');
```

This code will create a new **<p>** element with the text "New paragraph" and append it as a child of the element with the ID "parent".

So the main difference is that with **append()**, you call the method on the parent element and pass the content as an argument, while with **appendTo()**, you create the content and then specify the element to append it to as an argument. Both methods achieve the same result, but the syntax is slightly different.


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