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jQuery Support

The Kendo UI library is based on jQuery.

For the Kendo UI scripts to work as expected, include a reference to the jQuery library in the document before the scripts.

As of R3 2023 the Kendo UI bundles do not include the jQuery library in their js directories and you can use any available jQuery source you prefer (https://jquery.com/download/).

Supported Versions

Kendo UI is compatible with jQuery 1.10.x, 2.2.x and 3.7.x. Each newly released jQuery version introduces breaking changes and is not compatible with the existing Kendo UI versions. In such cases, use the previous jQuery version until the next official Kendo UI version that resolves the issue is released. The following table provides a list of the jQuery versions that are compatible with the major Kendo UI releases and their corresponding service packs.

Major ReleasesCompatible jQuery Versions
Kendo UI 2025.2.520 (2025 Q2)3.7.x, 2.2.x, 1.12.4, 1.10.x
Kendo UI 2025.1.211 (2025 Q1)3.7.x, 2.2.x, 1.12.4, 1.10.x
Kendo UI 2024.4.1112 (2024 Q4)3.7.x, 2.2.x, 1.12.4, 1.10.x
Kendo UI 2024.3.806 (2024 Q3)3.7.0, 2.2.x, 1.12.4, 1.10.x
Kendo UI 2024.2.514 (2024 Q2)3.7.0, 2.2.x, 1.12.4, 1.10.x
Kendo UI 2024.1.130 (2024 Q1)3.7.0, 2.2.x, 1.12.4, 1.10.x
Kendo UI 2023.3.1010 (R3 2023)3.7.0, 2.2.x, 1.12.4, 1.10.x
Kendo UI 2023.2.606 (R2 2023)3.7.0, 2.2.x, 1.12.4, 1.10.x
Kendo UI 2023.1.117 (R1 2023)3.6.4, 3.6.1, 2.2.x, 1.12.4, 1.10.x
Kendo UI 2022.3.913 (R3 2022)3.6.1, 2.2.x, 1.12.4, 1.10.x
Kendo UI 2022.2.510 (R2 2022)3.6.0, 2.2.x, 1.12.4, 1.10.x
Kendo UI 2022.1.119 (R1 2022)3.6.0, 2.2.x, 1.12.4, 1.10.x
Kendo UI 2021.3.914 (R3 2021)3.6.0, 2.2.x, 1.12.4, 1.10.x
Kendo UI 2021.2.511 (R2 2021)3.6.0, 2.2.x, 1.12.4, 1.10.x
Kendo UI 2021.1.119 (R1 2021)3.5.1, 2.2.x, 1.12.4, 1.10.x
Kendo UI 2020.3.915 (R3 2020)3.5.1, 2.2.x, 1.12.4, 1.10.x
Kendo UI 2020.2.513 (R2 2020)3.5.1, 2.2.x, 1.12.4, 1.10.x
Kendo UI 2020.1.114 (R1 2020)3.4.1, 2.2.x, 1.12.4, 1.10.x
Kendo UI 2019.3.917 (R3 2019)3.4.1, 2.2.x, 1.12.4, 1.10.x
Kendo UI 2019.2.514 (R2 2019)3.4.1, 2.2.x, 1.12.4, 1.10.x
Kendo UI 2019.1.115 (R1 2019)3.3.1, 2.2.x, 1.12.4, 1.10.x
Kendo UI 2018.3.911 (R3 2018)3.3.1, 2.2.x, 1.12.4, 1.10.x
Kendo UI 2018.2.516 (R2 2018)3.3.1, 2.2.x, 1.12.4, 1.10.x
Kendo UI 2018.1.117 (R1 2018)3.1.1, 2.2.x, 1.12.4, 1.10.x
Kendo UI 2017.3.913 (R3 2017)3.1.1, 2.2.x, 1.12.3, 1.10.x
Kendo UI 2017.2.504 (R2 2017)3.1.1, 2.2.x, 1.12.3, 1.10.x
Kendo UI 2017.1.118 (R1 2017)3.1.1, 2.2.x, 1.12.3, 1.10.x
Kendo UI 2016.3.1118 (R3 2016 SP2)3.1.1, 2.2.x, 1.12.3, 1.10.x
Kendo UI 2016.3.914 (R3 2016)2.2.x, 1.12.3, 1.10.x
Kendo UI 2016.2.504 (R2 2016)2.2.x, 1.12.3, 1.10.x
Kendo UI 2016.1.112 (Q1 2016)2.1.x, 1.10.x, 1.9.1
Kendo UI 2015.3.930 (Q3 2015)2.1.x, 1.10.x, 1.9.1
Kendo UI 2015.2.624 (Q2 2015)2.1.x, 1.10.x, 1.9.1
Kendo UI 2015.1.318 (Q1 2015)2.1.x, 1.10.x, 1.9.1
Kendo UI 2014.3.1119 (Q3 2014)2.1.x, 1.10.x, 1.9.1
Kendo UI 2014.2.716 (Q2 2014)2.1.x, 1.10.x, 1.9.1
Kendo UI 2014.1.318 (Q1 2014)2.0.x, 1.10.x, 1.9.1
Kendo UI 2013.3.1119 (Q3 2013)2.0.x, 1.10.x, 1.9.1
Kendo UI 2013.2.716 (Q2 2013)1.9.1
Kendo UI 2013.1.319 (Q1 2013)1.9.1
Kendo UI 2012.3.1114 (Q3 2012)1.8.2
Kendo UI 2012.2.710 (Q2 2012)1.7.1
Kendo UI 2012.1.322 (Q1 2012)1.7.1
Kendo UI 2011.3.1129 (Q3 2011)1.7.1

Working with Earlier Versions

Legacy web applications may require an earlier jQuery version with which Kendo UI is not compatible. In such cases, use a recent jQuery version together with the jQuery Migrate plugin. It restores the jQuery features that have been depreciated and provides for the required backward compatibility.

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