This is a quick reference list of jQuery Traversing Methods that are used to move through the selected elements.

• jQuery – children() Method
  The children() method returns all direct children of the selected element.
• jQuery – closest() Method
  The closest() method returns the first ancestor of the selected element.
• jQuery – contents() Method
  The contents() method returns all direct children, including text and comment nodes, of the selected element.
• jQuery – each() Method
  The each() method specifies a function to run for each matched element.
• jQuery – eq() Method
  The eq() method returns an element with a specific index number of the selected elements. 0 for element 1, 1 for element 2, 2, for element 3, etc.
• jQuery – filter() Method
  The filter() method returns elements that match a certain criteria. Elements that don’t match the criteria are removed from the selection.
• jQuery – find() Method
  The find() method returns descendant elements of the selected element.
• jQuery – first() Method
  The first() method returns the first element of the selected elements.
• jQuery – has() Method
  The has() method returns all elements that have one or more elements inside of them, that matches the specified selector.
• jQuery – is() Method
  The is() method checks if one of the selected elements matches the selectorElement.
• jQuery – last() Method
  The last() method returns the last element of the selected elements.
• jQuery – next() Method
  The next() method returns the next sibling element of the selected element.
• jQuery – nextAll() Method
  The nextAll() method returns ALL next sibling elements of the selected element.
• jQuery – nextUntil() Method
  The nextUntil() method returns all next sibling elements between the selector and stop. If both parameters are empty, it will return ALL next siblings.
• jQuery – not() Method
  The not() method returns elements that do NOT match a certain criteria. Elements that DO match are removed.
• jQuery – offsetParent() Method
  The offsetParent() method returns the first positioned parent element.
• jQuery – parent() Method
  The parent() method returns the direct parent element of the selected element.
• jQuery – parents() Method
  The parents() method returns all ancestor elements (parent, grandparent, great-grandparent, and so on) of the selected element.
• jQuery – parentsUntil() Method
  The parentsUntil() method returns all ancestor elements(parent, grandparent, great-grandparent, and so on) between the selector and stop.
• jQuery – prev() Method
  The prev() method returns the previous sibling element of the selected element.
• jQuery – prevAll() Method
  The prevAll() method returns all previous sibling elements of the selected element.
• jQuery – prevUntil() Method
  The prevUntil() method returns all previous sibling elements between the selector and stop.
• jQuery – siblings() Method
  The siblings() method returns all sibling elements of the selected element.
• jQuery – slice() Method
  The slice() method selects a subset of elements based on its index number.