javascript target currentTarget children
<!doctype html> <html lang="en"> <head> <meta charset="utf-8"> <title>children demo</title> <style> body { font-size: 16px; font-weight: bolder; } p { margin: 5px 0; } </style> <script src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-3.5.0.js"></script> </head> <body> <div> <span>Hello</span> <p class="selected">Hello Again</p> <div class="selected">And Again</div> <p>And One Last Time</p> </div> <script> $( "div" ).children( ".selected" ).css( "color", "blue" ); // in other way if you have event target you use the code like this // $( event.currentTarget ).children( CLASS NAME OR ID NAME HERE ).css( "color", "blue" ); </script> </body> </html>