jQuery is a fast, lightweight, and feature-rich JavaScript library that is based on the principle "write less, do more". It's easy-to-use APIs makes the things like HTML document traversal and manipulation, event handling, adding animation effects to a web page much simpler that works seamlessly across all the major browsers like Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Internet Explorer, etc.
Advantages of Using jQuery
There are several advantages why one should opt for jQuery:
Save lots of time — You can save lots of time and efforts by using the inbuilt effects and selectors and concentrate on other development work.
Simplify common JavaScript tasks — It considerably simplifies the common JavaScript tasks. Now you can easily create feature rich and interactive web pages with fewer lines of codes, a typical example is implementing Ajax to update the content of a page without refreshing it.
Easy to use — It is very easy to use. Anybody with the basic working knowledge of HTML, CSS and JavaScript can start development with jQuery.
Compatible with browsers — It is created with modern browsers in mind and it is compatible with all major modern browsers such as Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Internet Explorer, etc.
Absolutely Free — And the best part is, it is completely free to download and use.
Once you've downloaded the jQuery file you can see it has .js extension, because the jQuery is just a JavaScript library, therefore you can include the jQuery file in your HTML document with the
