It creates just one jQuery object to wrap the entire array of DOM nodes. Afterwards, .html() is essentially innerHTML [1], provided jQuery can use it directly (

It creates just one jQuery object to wrap the entire array of DOM nodes. Afterwards, .html() is essentially innerHTML [1], provided jQuery can use it directly (otherwise it has to create DOM nodes by itself). [1] https://github.com/jquery/jquery/blob/master/src/manipulation.js#L219 https://github.com/jquery/jquery/blob/master/src/manipulatio...