How to select all input with given name if name contains [ and ]?

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Asked: May 25, 20262026-05-25T06:56:30+00:00 2026-05-25T06:56:30+00:00

$('input[name=field_name[array_key]]').removeClass('selected');

Console:

Uncaught Syntax error, unrecognized expression: [name=field_name[array_key]]

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Editorial Team · Answer 1 · 2026-05-25T06:56:31+00:00

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Put the name value in quotes:

$('input[name="field_name[array_key]"]').removeClass('selected');

As stated by the jQuery docs:

Quotes are mandatory

Here’s a live example of the above code.

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