CKEDITOR instances and operations by jQuery by Pritom K Mondal November 11, 2017 HTML <script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/ckeditor/4.2/ckeditor.js"></script> <textarea id="editor"> My Text Area </textarea> <button type='button'>Change Content</button> JavaScript var editor = CKEDITOR.replace( 'editor', { plugins: 'wysiwygarea,sourcearea,basicstyles,toolbar', allowedContent: true } ); editor = CKEDITOR.instances["editor"]; $("button").click(function() { editor.setData("The Content"); alert(editor.getData()); });