You probably should re-think your approach since in your case, you will not even be in need of JavaScript – for the basics! If you need a custom accordion, then you can use JavaScript, and I try to explain to you how.
What you need is a clean HTML with <details> and <summary>. See this example:
<details class="accordion">
<summary>Question 1</summary>
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</details>
<details class="accordion">
<summary>Question 2</summary>
<strong>Answer:</strong> Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit. Laborum doloribus tenetur tempore esse consectetur incidunt, distinctio eaque suscipit error fugit tempora, quas accusantium recusandae autem voluptatibus qui quasi molestiae odit.
</details>With CSS you can style it the way you want it. If you want to remove the arrows, you can try it with details > summary { list-style: none; }. Also, you can use any other characters. In this example, we use the signs + (plus) and when the accordion is already opened, it should be – (minus.):
details > summary {
list-style-type: '+ ';
}
details[open] > summary {
list-style-type: "- ";
}
details > summary::-webkit-details-marker {
display: none;
}
summary {
background-color: #ccc;
}<details class="accordion">
<summary>Question 1</summary>
<strong>Answer:</strong> Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit. Delectus molestias ex, rem ducimus quibusdam nihil aliquam corporis id sint aperiam dolores, accusantium culpa adipisci similique doloremque eius reiciendis. Veniam, perferendis.
</details>
<details class="accordion">
<summary>Question 2</summary>
<strong>Answer:</strong> Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit. Laborum doloribus tenetur tempore esse consectetur incidunt, distinctio eaque suscipit error fugit tempora, quas accusantium recusandae autem voluptatibus qui quasi molestiae odit.
</details>As you can see, all open questions remain open. If you want only the active question to stay open, you may use JavaScript.
document.querySelectorAll('details').forEach((accordion) => {
accordion.addEventListener('click', (e) => {
document.querySelectorAll('details').forEach((event) => {
if (accordion !== event) {
event.removeAttribute('open');
}
});
});
});details > summary {
list-style-type: '+ ';
}
details[open] > summary {
list-style-type: "- ";
}
details > summary::-webkit-details-marker {
display: none;
}
summary {
background-color: #ccc;
}<details class="accordion">
<summary>Question 1</summary>
<strong>Answer:</strong> Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit. Delectus molestias ex, rem ducimus quibusdam nihil aliquam corporis id sint aperiam dolores, accusantium culpa adipisci similique doloremque eius reiciendis. Veniam, perferendis.
</details>
<details class="accordion">
<summary>Question 2</summary>
<strong>Answer:</strong> Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit. Laborum doloribus tenetur tempore esse consectetur incidunt, distinctio eaque suscipit error fugit tempora, quas accusantium recusandae autem voluptatibus qui quasi molestiae odit.
</details>