Options:

Show guides Check identical X axis only (sameX) Check identical Y axis only (sameY) Tolerance (in pixels): 1

Legend:

Nearest to cursor (found two ways)

Furthest from cursor

Nearest to clicked element

Furthest from clicked element

Tolerance for nearest element

Tolerance for furthest element

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A demonstration of the jQuery Nearest Element plugin. Check out the code behind it. Distance line generated with the jQuery DOM Line plugin.