p { margin: 4px; font-size:16px; font-weight:bolder; cursor:pointer; } .blue { color:blue; } .highlight { background:yellow; } <p class="blue">Click to toggle</p> <p class="blue highlight">highlight</p> <p class="blue">on these</p> <p class="blue">paragraphs</p> $("p").click(function () { $(this).toggleClass("highlight"); });