---
title: "What are the use of .text() method in JQuery explain with example?"
description: "What are the use of .text() method in JQuery explain with example?"
author: "Ethan Karla"
published: 2021-07-28
canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/93802/what-are-the-use-of-text-method-in-jquery-explain-with-example
category: "web application"
tags: ["web application development", "web development"]
reading_time: 2 minutes
---
# What are the use of .text() method in JQuery explain with example?
What are the use of .text() [method in JQuery](https://www.mindstick.com/forum/156670/has-method-in-jquery) [explain](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/86025/content-created-for-humans-not-for-bots-explain-this-statement) with example?
## Answers
### Answer by Ravi Vishwakarma
The text [method](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/23411/the-most-effective-method-to-find-the-perfect-small-business-phone-system-for-your-business) is used for fetching the inner text of selected elements but in html we can get or set text with html tag, it is optional to add tag name in text.
```
Syntax
$(selector).text()
Return the text of selected elements
$(selector).text(content)
Set text in selected elements
$(selector).text(function(index,currentcontent))
Set text in selected elements by using function
```
```