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HTML
<div class="panel2">
<div class="something">
<div class="tab-content">
<nav>
<ul>
<li>Hello</li>
<li>Hello</li>
<li>Hello</li>
<li>Hello</li>
<li>Hello</li>
</ul>
</nav>
</div>
</div>
</div>
CSS
li:hover {
background: yellow;
}
li.active {
background: red;
}
JavaScript
$(function () {
$('.panel2 .tab-content nav ul li').click(function(){
$(this).addClass('active');
});
});