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Asked: 2026-06-06T10:46:02+00:00

Example: var $doesNotYetExistInTheDOM = $(‘<span/>’); // create new jQuery element // outside of the

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Example:

var $doesNotYetExistInTheDOM = $('<span/>'); // create new jQuery element
                                             // outside of the DOM
var $doesExistInTheDOM = $('span');  // selected element from the DOM

Is there a way to check if a jQuery selected object exists in the DOM?

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  1. Editorial Team

    You can check by trying to find it in the document:

    !!$(document).find($doesNotYetExistInTheDOM).length // false
!!$(document).find($doesExistInTheDOM).length // true
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