.active {
background-color: aqua;
}
<div id="list">
<span>1</span>
<span>2</span>
<span>3</span>
<span>4</span>
<span>5</span>
</div>
var a = $("#list span");
console.log(a[0]);
for (var i = 0; i < a.length; i++) {
a[i].index = i;
a[i].onclick = function () {
for (var i = 0; i < a.length; i++) {
a[i].className = ''
}
this.className = 'active'
}
}
Done !