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How do I toggle a CSS class on multiple elements when clicking a button using JavaScript event listeners?

Asked on Nov 22, 2025

Answer

To toggle a CSS class on multiple elements when a button is clicked, you can use JavaScript event listeners to add or remove the class from each element. Below is a simple example demonstrating this functionality.
<!-- BEGIN COPY / PASTE -->
        <button id="toggleButton">Toggle Class</button>
        <div class="item">Item 1</div>
        <div class="item">Item 2</div>
        <div class="item">Item 3</div>

        <style>
            .highlight {
                background-color: yellow;
            }
        </style>

        <script>
            document.getElementById('toggleButton').addEventListener('click', function() {
                const items = document.querySelectorAll('.item');
                items.forEach(item => {
                    item.classList.toggle('highlight');
                });
            });
        </script>
        <!-- END COPY / PASTE -->
Additional Comment:
  • The "toggleButton" button is used to trigger the event listener.
  • "querySelectorAll" selects all elements with the class "item".
  • "forEach" iterates over each selected element.
  • "classList.toggle" adds the "highlight" class if it's not present, or removes it if it is.
  • The "highlight" class is defined in the style block to change the background color.
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