<html><head><script src="https://libs.baidu.com/jquery/2.1.4/jquery.min.js"></script><script>$(document).ready(function(){ $("#btn1").click(function(){ alert("Text: " + $("#test").text()); }); $("#btn2").click(function(){ alert("HTML: " + $("#test").html()); });});</script></head><body><p id="test">This is some <b>bold</b> text in a paragraph.</p><button id="btn1">Show Text</button><button id="btn2">Show HTML</button></body></html>