$(document).ready(function() { function change_size(element, size) { var current = parseInt(element.css('font-size')); if (size == 'smaller') { var new_size = current - 1; } else if (size == 'bigger') { var new_size = current + 1; } element.css('font-size', new_size + 'px'); } $('#smaller').click(function() { change_size($('p'), 'smaller'); }); $('#bigger').click(function() { change_size($('p'), 'bigger'); }); }); function change_family(element, family) { console.log('change font family'); element.css('font-family', family); }