jQuery clone() example

The clone() method makes a copy of selected elements, including child nodes, text, and attributes.

Syntax

$(selector).clone(true|false)
  • true - Specifies that event handlers also should be copied
  • false - Default. Specifies that event handlers should not be copied

Example 1

Clones all b elements (and selects the clones) and prepends them to all paragraphs.
<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">

<head>
    <meta charset="utf-8">
    <title>clone demo</title>
    <script src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-3.4.1.js"></script>
</head>

<body>

    <b>Hello</b>
    <p>, how are you?</p>

    <script>
        $("b").clone().prependTo("p");
    </script>

</body>

</html>
Try it Yourself - Copy paste code in Online HTML Editor to see the result

Example 2

Clone all elements and insert them at the end of the element:
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>

<head>
    <script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.4.1/jquery.min.js"></script>
    <script>
        $(document).ready(function() {
            $("button").click(function() {
                $("p").clone().appendTo("body");
            });
        });
    </script>
</head>

<body>

    <p>This is a paragraph.</p>
    <p>This is another paragraph.</p>

    <button>Clone all p elements, and append them to the body element</button>

</body>

</html>

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