$('#el1').mouseover(function() { $('#el2').append('<div id="text">Handler for .mouseover() called.</div>'); });
<div id="el1"> <div id ="el2"></div> </div>
#el1 { width:600px; height:100%; background-color:grey; position:absolute; } #el2 { width:300px; min-height:200px; background-color:red; position:absolute; top:70px; left:150px; } #text { color:white; font-family: helvetica; }