Bind a function to the load event of each matched element. A function to bind to the load event on each of the matched elements. $("p").load( function() { alert("Hello"); } ); <p onload="alert('Hello');">Hello</p> <p>Hello</p> Load HTML from a remote file and inject it into the DOM. Note: Avoid to use this to load scripts, instead use $.getScript. IE strips script tags when there aren't any other characters in front of it. The URL of the HTML file to load. (optional) A set of key/value pairs that will be sent as data to the server. (optional) A function to be executed whenever the data is loaded (parameters: responseText, status and response itself). $("#feeds").load("feeds.html"); <div id="feeds"><b>45</b> feeds found.</div> <div id="feeds"></div> Same as above, but with an additional parameter and a callback that is executed when the data was loaded. $("#feeds").load("feeds.html", {limit: 25}, function() { alert("The last 25 entries in the feed have been loaded"); } );