How to append text at the begin using function appendText? For example: HTML: <div

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Asked: May 24, 20262026-05-24T08:35:54+00:00 2026-05-24T08:35:54+00:00

How to append text at the begin using function appendText?

For example:

HTML:

<div id="myElement">Hey.</div>

JavaScript:

$('myElement').appendText('Howdy. ', 'before');

Expected result: Howdy. Hey.

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Editorial Team · Answer 1 · 2026-05-24T08:35:54+00:00

If you read the documentation I believe you can achieve it using the following:

$('myElement').appendText(' Howdy. ','top');

which produces this

Using 'before' will append the first param immediately before the <div /> tags:

<body>
   Howdy. <div id="myElement">Hey.</div>
</body>

Using 'top' will append the first param immediately after the opening <div> tag:

<body>
  <div id="myElement"> Howdy. Hey.</div>
</body>

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