Random just out of curiosity question: Let’s say for whatever reason I get an

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Asked: June 12, 20262026-06-12T02:53:29+00:00 2026-06-12T02:53:29+00:00

Random just out of curiosity question:

Let’s say for whatever reason I get an element back from a function

$(element)

But I want to remove the $( __ ) jQuery wrapper to leave the regular DOM Element:

element

Is this possible? (I’m sure it’d be smart to test $(element).length() to make sure it isn’t more than 1 thing inside beforehand too…

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Editorial Team · Answer 1 · 2026-06-12T02:53:31+00:00

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var firstElem = $(element)[0];

or

var firstElem = $(element).get(0);

Calling get() without an index gives you an array of the elements.

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