JQuery Difference between hide() and fadeOut() , show() and fadeIn()

  • .fadeIn(duration) and .fadeOut(duration) animate the opacity in a duration. During the fading animation the place of element is fully occupied however at the end of .fadeOut() the place will be removed at once.

  • .show(duration) and .hide(duration) animate the size of element (also the opacity) to 100% and 0% and the place of elements is also animated in that duration.

  • Similarity: For duration=0 the element disappears immediately in both .hide(0) and .fadeOut(0) and appears immediately in .show(0) and .fadeIn(0).

Run this snippet to check the difference and similarities:

$(document).ready(function(){
  $("#fadeOut1000").click(function(){
    $("#rectangle").stop().fadeOut(1000);
  })
  
  $("#fadeOut0").click(function(){
    $("#rectangle").stop().fadeOut(0);
  })
  
  $("#hide1000").click(function(){
    $("#rectangle").stop().hide(1000);
  })
  
  $("#hide0").click(function(){
    $("#rectangle").stop().hide(0);
  })   
  
  $("#fadeIn1000").click(function(){
    $("#rectangle").stop().fadeIn(1000);
  })
  
  $("#fadeIn0").click(function(){
    $("#rectangle").stop().fadeIn(0);
  })
  
  $("#show1000").click(function(){
    $("#rectangle").stop().show(1000);
  })
  
  $("#show0").click(function(){
    $("#rectangle").stop().show(0);
  })     

})
#placeholder{
    display:inline-block;
    padding:10px;
    border:1px dashed #bbbbbb;
    margin:auto;
    margin-top:10px;
    }
#rectangle{
    width:300px;
    height:80px;
    background:#ff0000;
    }
a{
    display:inline-block;
    margin:5px;
    border-radius:5px;
    border:1px solid #aaaaaa;
    padding:5px;
    cursor:pointer;
    width:90px;
    font-size:9pt;
    font-family:tahoma;
   }
<script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.3.1/jquery.min.js"></script>
<div style="text-align:center">
  <a id="fadeOut1000">fadeOut(1000)</a>
  <a id="fadeOut0">fadeOut(0)</a>
  <a id="hide1000">hide(1000)</a>
  <a id="hide0">hide(0)</a>
  <br>
  <a id="fadeIn1000">fadeIn(1000)</a>
  <a id="fadeIn0">fadeIn(0)</a>
  <a id="show1000">show(1000)</a>
  <a id="show0">show(0)</a>
  <br>
  <div id="placeholder">
    <div id="rectangle"></div>
  </div>
</div>

Both show(), fadeIn() and hide(), fadeOut() work similarly.

The following table shows the difference between them on the basis of css property.

                     | Opacity | Display | Width/Height |

For show(), hide()

                     |Changes  |Changes  |Changes       |

For fadeIn(), fadeOut()

                     |Changes  |Changes  |Doesn't change|

Here is a demo code you can check for better understanding:

HTML

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
<head>
    <meta charset="utf-8" />
    <title>JQuery</title>
    <script src="../scripts/jquery-3.2.1.min.js"></script>
    <script src="../scripts/myscript.js"></script>
</head>
<body>
    <p>Hey</p>
    <button>Click me!</button>
    <p></p>
    <div id="div1" style="width:80px;height:80px;display:none;background-color:red;"></div><br>
    <div id="div2" style="width:80px;height:80px;display:none;background-color:blue;"></div>
</body>
</html>

SCRIPT (myscript.js)

$(document).ready(function () {
    $('button').click(function () {
        $("#div1").show(10000);
        $("#div2").fadeIn(10000);
    });
});

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