# jQuery next() Method

jQuery Traversing Methods

## Example

Return the next sibling element of each <li> element with class name "start":

$(document).ready(function(){
$("li.start").next().css({"color":"red","border":"2px solid red"});
});

Result:

ul (parent)
- li (sibling)
- li (sibling)
- li (sibling with class name "start")
- li (sibling)
- li (sibling)

Try it yourself »

## Definition and Usage

The next() method returns the next sibling element of the selected element.

Sibling elements are elements that share the same parent.

The DOM tree: This method traverse forward along the next sibling of DOM elements.

Related methods:

- nextAll() - returns all next sibling elements of the selected element
- nextUntil() - returns all next sibling elements between two given arguments

## Syntax

$(selector).next(filter)

Parameter | Description
--- | ---
filter | Optional. Specifies a selector expression to narrow down the next sibling search

## Try it Yourself - Examples

Select the next sibling of each <div> element
How to select the next sibling element of each <div> element.

Narrow down the search
How to select the next sibling <p> element of each <div> element.

jQuery Traversing Methods

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