jquery remove class

Question

i got a class,

div.domtab div{
        clear:both;
        width:auto;
        background:#eee;
        color:#000;
        padding:1em 1.5em;
    }

and i cannot change it, and i not able to remove it i tried

$('#tag1').removeClass();
$('#tag1').removeClass('.domtab');
$('#tag1').removeClass('div.domtab');
$('#tag1').removeClass('div.domtab div');

but it still not working. clear:both cause all my div not float left.....

Answer 1

Considering your markup is like:

<div class="domtab">
  ...
  <div id="tag1"></div>
  ...
</div>

You can remove the class by

$('#tag1').closest('.domtab').removeClass('domtab');

Answer 2

try $('#tag1').removeClass('domtab');