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HTML
<ul>
<li><a href="" class="js-btn">One</a></li>
<li><a href="" class="js-btn">Two</a></li>
<li><a href="" class="js-btn">Three</a></li>
<li><a href="" class="js-btn">Four</a></li>
<li><a href="" class="js-btn">Five</a></li>
</ul>
CSS
li{
display: inline;
}
a{
background: red;
color: white;
display: inline-block;
padding: 10px;
text-decoration: none;
}
JavaScript
$(function(){
$('.js-btn').on('click', function(){
$('.js-btn').removeClass('js-btn-selected');
$(this).Class('js-btn-selected');
})
})