DOM Level 0 Bubbling Example $(function(){ $('*').each(function(){ var current = this; this.onclick = function(event) { if (!event) event = window.event; var target = (event.target) ? event.target : event.srcElement; say('For ' + current.tagName + '#'+ current.id + ' target is ' + target.id); } }); }); function say(text) { $('#console').append(''+text+''); }