the #id selector:   $("#theid")
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the .class selector:  $(".classname")
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the element selector:  $("element") for example $("a")
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specific element selector: $("span.bold")
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Elements with specific attribute:  $("[attr]") ex: $("[title]")
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elements with specific value for a specific attribute: $("element[attribute='something']")
    ex: $("a[target='_blank']")
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elements with a value which starts with a specific string : ^= operator
    ex: $("input[name^='txt']")
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elements with a value which ends with a specific string : $= operator
    ex:$("input[name$='letter']")
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elements with a value contains a specific word: *= operator
    ex: $("input[name*='txt']")

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elements which are direct descendants (child) of an element: $("div > a")
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all the elements which are children of an element: $("div a")


ref : http://www.jquery-tutorial.net