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HTML
<div id="test">
<h2>H2</h2>
<span>SPAN</span>
<p>P</p>
</div>
<button>Button</button>
CSS
h2,
span,
p {
width: 80px;
height: 40px;
float: left;
padding: 10px;
margin: 10px;
background-color: #EEEEEE;
}
JavaScript
$("button").on('click', function() {
var elementCount = $( "#test" ).find( "*" ).css( "border", "3px solid red" ).length;
});