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Jay See
6,880 Pointsconsole error $ is not defined when trying to follow jQuery course. Checked and script is present in HTML file
Tried multiple browsers and no joy
2 Answers
Dan Weru
47,649 PointsHey, you have to make sure that jquery script comes before your custom javascript file. Two, if you're linking from a copy of jquery you have downloaded to your computer, make sure that the path is correct.
<script src = 'jquery.js'></script>
<script src = 'index.js'></script>
If this doesn't help, seeing your code would be the next stop.
Jay See
6,880 PointsThanks! That was it
Dan Weru
47,649 PointsYou're welcome. Happy coding!