Uncaught ReferenceError: $ is not defined?

Question

How come this code throws an

Uncaught ReferenceError: $ is not defined

when it was OK before?

$(document).ready(function() {
  $('#tabs > ul').tabs({ fx: { opacity: 'toggle' } });
  $('#featuredvid > ul').tabs();
});

Results in tabs don't close anymore.

jQuery is referenced in the header:

<script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript" src="<?php echo get_option('siteurl') ?>/js/sprinkle.js"></script>
<script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript" src="<?php echo get_option('siteurl') ?>/js/jquery-1.2.6.min.js"></script>
<script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript" src="<?php echo get_option('siteurl') ?>/js/jquery-ui-personalized-1.5.2.packed.js"></script>

In my case, the JQuery was on footer section, so the JS function was called first. — Daniel Beltrami, Oct 01 '19 at 14:00
Does this answer your question? [ReferenceError: $ is not defined](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/22268881/referenceerror-is-not-defined) — Brynn, May 05 '20 at 07:45

score 809 · Answer 1 · edited Aug 12 '23 at 08:11

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You should put the references to the jquery scripts first.

<script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript" src="/js/jquery-1.2.6.min.js"></script>
<script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript" src="/js/jquery-ui-personalized-1.5.2.packed.js"></script>
<script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript" src="/js/sprinkle.js"></script>

edited Aug 12 '23 at 08:11

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answered Jan 15 '10 at 23:08

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Just to be sure this is clear: you cannot put the script reference to jquery-ui before the jquery script itself. That's what fixed the problem to me: first jquery-x.x.x.min.js, then jquery-ui-xxxxxx.js. – Wagner Danda da Silva Filho Nov 19 '10 at 01:05
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2 years later, still the answer is not "ticked" ) [**This articles**](http://jquery-howto.blogspot.com/2013/02/referenceerror-jquery-is-not-defined.html) describes this one and 4 more common cases when this error occurs. – Uzbekjon Feb 14 '13 at 09:46
can you give step by step solution, I'm new to to this – Jamaludeen MA Oct 30 '22 at 10:11

score 295 · Answer 2 · edited Feb 27 '18 at 10:07

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You are calling the ready function before the jQuery JavaScript is included. Reference jQuery first.

edited Feb 27 '18 at 10:07

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@RamSharma Actually, this is the right answer. You don't need anything else to solve the issue. – Derek 朕會功夫 Nov 20 '15 at 20:21
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So what is the solution? – Ahmad Jul 04 '22 at 03:36

score 173 · Answer 3 · edited Jan 09 '19 at 05:25

This is what solved it for me. Originally I went to Google and copied and pasted their suggested snippet for jQuery on their CDN page:

<script src="//ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.9.1/jquery.min.js"></script>

The snippet does not include the HTTP: or HTTPS: in the src attribute but my browser, FireFox, needed it so I changed it to: edit: this worked for me with Google Chrome as well

<script src="http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.9.1/jquery.min.js"></script>

Then it worked.

score 49 · Answer 4 · edited Sep 03 '14 at 10:43

If your custom script is loaded before the jQuery plugin is loaded to the browser then this type of problem may occur. So, always keep your own JavaScript or jQuery code after calling the jQuery plugin so the solution for this is :

First add the link to the jQuery file hosted at GoogleApis or a local jQuery file that you will download from http://jquery.com/download/ and host on your server:

<script src="//ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.9.1/jquery.min.js"></script>

or any plugin for jQuery. Then put your custom script file link or code:

<script src="js/custom.js" type="text/javascript"></script>

score 43 · Answer 5 · edited Jun 21 '15 at 08:26

In my case I was putting my .js file before the jQuery script link, putting the .js file after jQuery script link solved my issue.

<script src="http://code.jquery.com/jquery-1.10.2.js"></script>
<script src="http://code.jquery.com/ui/1.11.2/jquery-ui.js"></script>
<script src="http://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.2.0/js/bootstrap.min.js"></script>
<script src="exponential.js"></script>

lalithkumar · Answer 6 · 2017-07-20T09:38:14.907

Add the library before you start the script.You can add any of these following CDN to start it.

Google:

<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.2.1/jquery.min.js"></script>

Microsoft

<script src="https://ajax.aspnetcdn.com/ajax/jQuery/jquery-3.2.1.min.js"></script>

Jquery

If you want any other Jquery cdn version check this link.

After this:

<script type="text/javascript">
$(function(){
    //your stuff
});
or
$(document).ready(function(){
    //your stuff
});    
</script>

Wordpress:

<script type="text/javascript">
var $ = jQuery;
jQuery(document).ready(function($){
     //your stuff
});
</script>

Sudipta Chatterjee · Answer 7 · 2013-03-10T00:52:02.640

Okay, my problem was different - it was Document Security model in Chrome.

Looking at the answers here, it was obvious that I was somehow not loading my jquery files before calling the $(document).ready() etc. functions. However, they were all in the correct positions.

In my case, this was because I was accessing the content over a secure HTTPS connection, whereas the page was trying to download the CDN hosted data from google, etc. The solution was to store them locally and then include then directly rather than from the CDN each time.

Edit: The other way of doing this is to link to all the CDN-hosted stuff as https:// rather than http:// - then the model doesn't complain.

Mostafa AboBaker · Answer 8 · 2021-01-07T00:39:05.437

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Add jQuery library before your script which uses $ or jQuery so that $ can be identified in scripts. remove tag script on head and put end bady

 <script src="http://code.jquery.com/jquery-1.11.0.min.js"></script>

then first write script in file js add

/*global $ */
$(document).ready(function(){  });

edited Jan 07 '21 at 00:39

answered Jan 07 '21 at 00:26

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**Danger**: The version of jQuery used here has known security issues and is unsupported. Get the latest version from the jQuery website. – Quentin Apr 08 '21 at 11:52

Mayer Spitz · Answer 9 · 2019-05-15T15:01:28.813

You are calling the ready() function before the jQuery JavaScript is included. Reference jQuery first.

If you're in ASP.NET MVC, you can specify when your JS code should be rendered, by doing this:

1, In your page.cshtml wrap your <script> tag into a section, and give it a name, the common name to use is 'scripts':

@section scripts {
    <script>
        // JS code...
    </script>
}

2, In your _Layout.cshtml page add @RenderSection("Scripts", required: false), make sure to put it after you reference the Jquery source, this will make your JS code render later than the Jquery.

score 19 · Answer 10 · answered Jul 09 '15 at 08:27

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If it's in wordpress, might be needed to change

$(document).ready(function() {

to

jQuery(document).ready(function($){

or add

var $ = jQuery;

before

$(document).ready(function() {

answered Jul 09 '15 at 08:27

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score 19 · Answer 11 · edited Jan 09 '19 at 05:28

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I had the exact same problem and none of these solutions above helped. however, I just linked the .css files after the .js files and the problem miraculously disappeared. Hope this helps.

edited Jan 09 '19 at 05:28

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score 16 · Answer 12 · answered Feb 01 '14 at 13:57

In my case I had this referenceError as the order of script calls was wrong. Solved that by changing the order:

<script src="js/index.js"></script>
<script src="js/jquery-1.10.2.js"></script>

to

<script src="js/jquery-1.10.2.js"></script>
<script src="js/index.js"></script>

score 16 · Answer 13 · edited Jul 03 '19 at 03:51

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I wanted to try to make my script asynchronous. Then I forgot about it and when I went live the [custom].js file only loaded 50% of the time before the jQuery.js.

So I changed

<script async src="js/script.js"></script>

to

<script src="js/script.js"></script>

edited Jul 03 '19 at 03:51

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score 13 · Answer 14 · edited Dec 15 '18 at 07:20

I had the same problem , and I solved by putting jQuery at the top of all javascript codes I have in my code.

Something like this:

<script src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-3.3.1.js"></script>
<script src="https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/4.0.0/js/bootstrap.min.js"></script>
<script src="js/app.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
<script src="js/form.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
<script src="js/create.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
<script src="js/tween.js" type="text/javascript"></script>

Hope can help some one in future.

score 11 · Answer 15 · answered Jul 09 '20 at 18:11

put latest jquery cdn on top of your main html page

Like If your main html page is index.html

place jquery cdn on top of this page like this

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.5.1/jquery.min.js"></script>
<script>
$(document).ready(function(){
  $("button").click(function(){
    $("h2").hide();
  });
});
</script>
</head>
<body>

<h2>This will hide me</h2>


<button>Click me</button>

</body>
</html>

score 8 · Answer 16 · edited Aug 08 '21 at 16:31

Include the jQuery CDN (or jQuery ref) in the index file first. before including your JS file to ensure we are accessing the jQuery. following lines worked for me

Can get a clear idea about this by referring to the following link reference site:

https://www.tutorialrepublic.com/faq/how-to-fix-dollar-is-not-defined-error-in-jquery.php

Answer: Execute Code after jQuery Library has Loaded
The most common reason behind the error "Uncaught ReferenceError: $ is not defined" is executing the jQuery code before the jQuery library file has loaded. Therefore make sure that you're executing the jQuery code only after jQuery library file has finished loading.

Dennis · Answer 17 · 2014-09-04T15:42:13.200

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In my case it was a typo, I forgot a backslash and was referencing the source incorrectly.

Before src="/scripts/jquery.js"

After src="scripts/jquery.js"

edited Sep 04 '14 at 15:42

answered Apr 17 '11 at 05:28

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score 6 · Answer 18 · answered Jun 26 '13 at 18:10

If you are doing this in .Net and have the script file referenced properly and you jQuery looks fine, make sure that your users have access to the script file. The project I was working on (a coworker) had their web.config denying access to anonymous users. The page I was working on was accessible to anonymous users therefore they didn't have access to the script file. Dropped the following into the web.config and all was right in the world:

  <location path="Scripts">
    <system.web>
      <authorization>
        <allow users="*"/>
      </authorization>
    </system.web>
  </location>

score 5 · Answer 19 · edited Sep 27 '12 at 12:52

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The source file jquery-1.2.6.min.js is not called the jQuery command $() is executed earlier than <..src='jquery-1.2.6.min.js'>.

Please run <.. src="/js/jquery-1.2.6.min.js.."> at first and make sure the src path is right, then execute jquery command

$(document).ready(function()

edited Sep 27 '12 at 12:52

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score 5 · Answer 20 · answered Sep 13 '13 at 08:16

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This happened to me before.

The reason was that I'm connecting android to a webview with a JS. And I sent a parameter without quotes.

js.sayHello(hello);

and when I changed it to

js.sayHello('hello');

it worked.

answered Sep 13 '13 at 08:16

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I've no idea what parameter without quotes means... it sounds like you had a reference error. – Aluan Haddad Mar 18 '17 at 05:02
I had a problem in Freemarker and the reason was absence of single quotes, so the value was treated not like a string, but as a variable – torina Apr 09 '18 at 17:02

score 5 · Answer 21 · edited Jan 23 '20 at 21:51

I had similar issue. My test server was working fine with "http". However it failed in production which had SSL.

Thus in production, I added "HTPPS" instead of "HTTP" and in test, i kept as it is "HTTP".

Test:

wp_register_script( 'jquery', 'http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.11.2/jquery.min.js', array(), null, false );

wp_register_script( 'custom-script', plugins_url( '/js/custom.js', __FILE__ ), array( 'jquery' ) );

Production:

wp_register_script( 'jquery', 'https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.11.2/jquery.min.js', array(), null, false );

wp_register_script( 'custom-script', plugins_url( '/js/custom.js', __FILE__ ), array( 'jquery' ) );

Hope this will help someone who is working on wordpress.

score 5 · Answer 22 · answered Jul 13 '16 at 06:53

The error will occur in the following two scenarios as well.

@section scripts element is missing from the HTML file
Error in accessing DOM elements. For example accessing of DOM element is mentioned as $("js-toggle") instead of $(".js-toggle"). Actually the period is missing

So 3 things to be followed - check required scripts are added, check if it is added in the required order and third syntax errors in your Java Script.

Gaurav Gupta · Answer 23 · 2013-05-28T06:01:20.160

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Your JavaScript file is missing so this error occurred. Just add the JavaScript file inside the <head> tag. See the example:

<script src="js/sample.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
<link href="css/sample.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" />

or add the following code in tag :

<script src="http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.9.1/jquery.min.js"></script>

edited May 28 '13 at 06:01

answered May 14 '13 at 11:16

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score 4 · Answer 24 · answered Jun 21 '14 at 14:12

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In my case i forgot to include this :

 <script src ="jquery-2.1.1.js"></script>

Earlier I was including just jquery-mobile which was causing this error.

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score 4 · Answer 25 · edited Jul 03 '19 at 03:50

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I modified the script tag to point to the right content and changed the script order to be the right one in the editor. But totally forgot to save the change.

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score 3 · Answer 26 · answered Jun 25 '12 at 17:36

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Doh! I had mixed quotes in my tags that caused the jquery reference to break. Doing an inspect in Chrome allowed me to see that the file wasn't properly linked.

answered Jun 25 '12 at 17:36

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score 3 · Answer 27 · edited Nov 23 '18 at 21:36

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You have not referenced a jQuery library.

You'll need to include a line similar to this in your HTML:

<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.1.1/jquery.min.js"></script>

edited Nov 23 '18 at 21:36

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score 2 · Answer 28 · answered Mar 10 '14 at 17:13

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I had a similar issue and it was because I was missing a closing > on a style sheet link.

answered Mar 10 '14 at 17:13

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score 2 · Answer 29 · answered May 05 '17 at 08:51

<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/2.1.4/jquery.min.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript" src="local_xxx.js"></script>

I have similar issue, and you know what, it's because of network is disconnected when I test in android device webview and I don't realize it, and the local js no problem to load because it doesn't need network. It seems ridiculous but it waste my ~1 hour to figure out it.

score 2 · Answer 30 · answered Aug 15 '20 at 23:15

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if you are laraveling that error comes on in blade files when you forgot to surround the code with :

@section('section name')

.......

@endsection

answered Aug 15 '20 at 23:15

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score 1 · Answer 31 · answered Mar 11 '14 at 12:30

Strange enough, my problem was coming from PHP.

A REST API call was failing, and it was breaking the loading of the libraries afterwards. Since failure was from the REST call, it was not giving me a php compile error.

Keep this as an option also, if loading jquery seems ok.

score 1 · Answer 32 · answered May 28 '14 at 15:18

I had this issue, when I was browsing internet through my mobile hotspot. it was also compressing images and added the following script at the bottom of body tag

<script language="javascript"><!--
bmi_SafeAddOnload(bmi_load,"bmi_orig_img");//-->
</script>

When I connected to proper wifi connection, all seems to work find for me. Hope this help someone.

score 1 · Answer 33 · answered Apr 05 '16 at 14:03

This can also happen, if there is network issue. Which means, that even though the " jquery scripts " are in place, and are included prior to usage, since the jquery-scripts are not accessible, at the time of loading the page, hence the definitions to the "$" are treated as "undefined references".

FOR TEST/DEBUG PURPOSES :: You can try to access the "jquery-script" url on browser. If it is accessible, your page, should load properly, else it will show the said error (or other script relevant errors). Example - http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.7.2/jquery.min.js should be accessible, on the browser (or browser context stances).

I had similar problem, in which I was able to load the html-page (using scripts) in my windows-host-browser, but was not able to load in vm-ubuntu. Solving the network issue, got the issue resolved.

score 0 · Answer 34 · answered Jun 23 '14 at 12:47

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Here is the worst case:

Everything seemed perfect. After spending a couple of hours I realized that the jquery file which is added in the correct position was actually a file with empty content!

answered Jun 23 '14 at 12:47

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That is like common sense. – Sindri Þór May 02 '16 at 12:09

user3065757 · Answer 35 · 2017-04-05T17:07:45.997

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You need to call jquery first and then call javascript,as java script depends on jquery, so it should be loaded before javascript and this solved my problem.

edited Apr 05 '17 at 17:07

answered Apr 05 '17 at 14:34

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score 0 · Answer 36 · answered Jun 21 '18 at 00:45

Root problem is a ReferenceError. MDN indicates that a try/catch block is the proper tool for the job. In my case, I was getting uncaught reference error for a payment sdk/library. The below works for me.

try {
  var stripe = Stripe('pk_test_---------');
} catch (e) {
    stripe = null;
}

if(stripe){
  //we are good to go now
}

Obviously the fix is to load whatever SDK/library, e.g. jQuery, prior to calling its methods but the try/catch does keep your shared JavaScript from barfing up errors in case you run that shared script on a page that doesn't load whatever library you use on a subset of pages.

score 0 · Answer 37 · answered Dec 02 '19 at 19:15

I had this problem when tried to run different web-socket samples.

When pointing browser to 'http://localhost:8080/' I got this error, but pointing exactly to 'http://localhost:8080/index.html' gave no error since in 'index.html' all was fully ok - jquery was included before using $..

Somehow autoforwarding to index.html not fully worked

score -1 · Answer 38 · answered Apr 10 '19 at 02:30

In my case, the problem has been solved after installing Windows Server Role Service 'Static Content'. ( OS : Windows Server 2008 R2 )

How to install the 'Static Content' Server Role Service :

( Assuming that the 'Web Server' Role is already installed ) > Run Server Manager > Click 'Roles' in left pane > click 'Add Role Services' in the 'Web Server' area in right pane > select 'Static Content' under 'Web Server / Common HTTP Features' > Click 'Next' > ...

score -2 · Answer 39 · edited May 23 '17 at 11:47

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Bitten by this once again, missing library source links. Google Hosted Libraries Similar link

edited May 23 '17 at 11:47

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score -3 · Answer 40 · answered Oct 22 '17 at 11:47

$(document).ready(function() {
                $.getJSON("<?php echo site_url('cadmin/survey/chart_survey_assisten'); ?>", function (json) { 
                    var acctregs = new Morris.Donut({
                                // ID of the element in which to draw the chart.
                                element: 'hadir-chart-bar-assisten',
                                // Chart data records -- each entry in this array corresponds to a point on
                                // the chart.
                                data: json,
                                xkey: 'label',
                                ykeys: ['value'],
                                labels: ['Nilai'],
                                barRatio: 0.4,
                                xLabelAngle: 35,
                                hideHover: 'auto',
                                resize: true
                            });
                });
           });

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