change styles with jquery code example

Example 1: jquery add style

//revising Ankur's answer
//Syntax:
$(selector).css({property-name:property-value});

//Example:
$('.bodytext').css({'color':'red'});

Example 2: jquery modify style attribute

$('#yourElement').css('display', 'none');

Example 3: set css using jquery

$('.name').css('color':'blue');