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HTML
<div id="main"></div>
JavaScript
var $index = 0, $id = 0, $title = 'boo';
$('[' + $index + ']<span class="item" id="a_' + $id + '">' + $title + '</span><br/>').appendTo('#main');
$('<div>[' + $index + ']<span class="item" id="a_' + $id + '">' + $title + '</span></div>').appendTo('#main');
$('#main').append('[' + $index + ']<span class="item" id="a_' + $id + '">' + $title + '</span><br/>');