Shows the rowIndex of the row you clicked on. $("tr").click( function() { alert($(this)[0].rowIndex); } );

Row 1	Col 2 - Row 1
Row 2	Col 2 - Row 2
Row 3	Col 2 - Row 3
Row 4	Col 2 - Row 4
Row 5	Col 2 - Row 5
Row 6	Col 2 - Row 6
Row 7	Col 2 - Row 7
Row 8	Col 2 - Row 8
Row 9	Col 2 - Row 9
Row 10	Col 2 - Row 10
Row 11	Col 2 - Row 11
Row 12	Col 2 - Row 12