hide, show, toggle, fade, slide and animate.
✍️ 3 exercises + code challenge in this lesson.hide(), .show(), .toggle().fadeIn(), .fadeOut(), .fadeToggle().slideDown(), .slideUp(), .slideToggle().animate({ properties }, duration): custom animationsDurations can be "slow", "fast" or milliseconds. A callback runs when the effect finishes.
Mastering jQuery Effects helps you write clean and reliable jQuery code. Follow standard conventions, test edge cases, and keep logic simple. Try running the code example below and complete the exercises to build confidence.
<script src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-3.7.1.min.js"></script>
<button id="toggle">Slide toggle</button>
<button id="fade">Fade toggle</button>
<button id="move">Animate</button>
<div id="panel" style="background:#E0F2FE;padding:14px;margin:8px 0">Sliding panel content</div>
<div id="ball" style="width:40px;height:40px;border-radius:50%;background:#0769AD;position:relative"></div>
<script>
$("#toggle").click(() => $("#panel").slideToggle("slow"));
$("#fade").click(() => $("#ball").fadeToggle());
$("#move").click(() => {
$("#ball").animate({ left: "250px" }, 800).animate({ left: "0px" }, 800);
});
</script>Check what you learned in “jQuery Effects”.
Toggle sliding the panel up and down.
$("#panel").();
Which method creates custom animations?
Hide the #box element with jQuery's hide() method.
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