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Asked: May 27, 20262026-05-27T22:31:56+00:00 2026-05-27T22:31:56+00:00

if I had a span element with some text: <span>I want this to be

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if I had a span element with some text:

<span>I want this to be a link</span>

is there a way to use jquery to turn that from <span> to <a> and add an href with my link?

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    2026-05-27T22:31:57+00:00Added an answer on May 27, 2026 at 10:31 pm

    Description

    You can use jQuery’s replaceWith() method.

    replaceWith() Replace each element in the set of matched elements with the provided new content.

    Sample

    $("span").replaceWith('<a href="link">link text</a>');
    

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