var outputText = ''; $('div').each(function(i) { var divHtml = i + ' ' + $(this).text() + '<br />'; outputText += divHtml; }); $('#OutputDiv').html(outputText);
<div>Div 1</div> <div>Div 2</div> <div>Div 3</div> <div>Div 4</div><br /> <span id="OutputDiv"></span>