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<!DOCTYPE html> <html lang="en"> <head> <meta charset="utf-8"> <title>jQuery Get HTML Contents of an Element</title> <script src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-3.6.0.min.js"></script> <script> $(document).ready(function(){ $(".btn-one").click(function(){ var str = $("p").html(); alert(str); }); $(".btn-two").click(function(){ var str = $("#container").html(); alert(str); }); }); </script> </head> <body> <button type="button" class="btn-one">Get Paragraph's HTML Contents</button> <button type="button" class="btn-two">Get Container's HTML Contents</button> <div id="container"> <h1>Hello World!</h1> <p>The quick <b>brown fox</b> jumps over the lazy dog.</p> </div> </body> </html>