Highlights the element's background with a specific color, default is yellow.
$("div").click(function () { $(this).effect("highlight", {}, 3000); });
<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <link type="text/css" href="http://jqueryui.com/latest/themes/base/jquery.ui.all.css" rel="stylesheet" /> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://jqueryui.com/latest/jquery-1.4.2.js"></script> <script src="http://jqueryui.com/latest/ui/effects.core.js"></script> <script src="http://jqueryui.com/latest/ui/effects.highlight.js"></script> <style type="text/css"> div { margin: 0px; width: 100px; height: 80px; background: #666; border: 1px solid black; position: relative; } </style> <script type="text/javascript"> $(document).ready(function(){ $("div").click(function () { $(this).effect("highlight", {}, 3000); }); }); </script> </head> <body style="font-size:62.5%;"> <div></div> </body> </html>