Selecting one or more DOM elements is one of the basic features of jQuery. The equivalents to <code>$()</code> in JavaScript are <code>document.querySelector()</code> or <code>document.querySelectorAll()</code> functions.
Refer to the following code snippet to learn how to select DOM elements in both jQuery and vanilla JavaScript:
<pre><code>// Select multiple elements by "class" using jQuery.
$(".blog-post");
</code></pre><pre><code>// Select the first instance of an element by "class" using vanilla JavaScript.
document.querySelector(".blog-post");

// Select multiple elements by "class" using vanilla JavaScript.
document.querySelectorAll(".blog-post");
</code></pre><h3 id="additional-methods">Additional methods:</h3>
<ol>
<li>getElementsByClassName()<pre><code>let elements = element.getElementsByClassName('blog-post'); // no "." used here to access the class
</code></pre></li>
<li>getElementsById()
<pre><code>let elements = element.getElementsById('post-wrapper'); // no "#" used here to access the id
</code></pre></li>
<li>getElementsByTagName()
<pre><code>let elements = element.getElementsByTagName('img')
</code></pre></li>
</ol>

Selecting one or more DOM elements is one of the basic features of jQuery. The equivalents to `$()` in JavaScript are `document.querySelector()` or `document.querySelectorAll()` functions.

Refer to the following code snippet to learn how to select DOM elements in both jQuery and vanilla JavaScript:

```
// Select multiple elements by "class" using jQuery.
$(".blog-post");
```

```
// Select the first instance of an element by "class" using vanilla JavaScript.
document.querySelector(".blog-post");

// Select multiple elements by "class" using vanilla JavaScript.
document.querySelectorAll(".blog-post");
```

### Additional methods:

1.  getElementsByClassName()
```
let elements = element.getElementsByClassName('blog-post'); // no "." used here to access the class
```
2.  getElementsById()
```
let elements = element.getElementsById('post-wrapper'); // no "#" used here to access the id
```

3. getElementsByTagName()
```
let elements = element.getElementsByTagName('img')
```


Select DOM elements

Additional methods: