$('.button').mousedown(function (e) { var target = e.target; var rect = target.getBoundingClientRect(); var ripple = target.querySelector('.ripple'); $(ripple).remove(); ripple = document.createElement('span'); ripple.className = 'ripple'; ripple.style.height = ripple.style.width = Math.max(rect.width, rect.height) + 'px'; target.appendChild(ripple); var top = e.pageY - rect.top - ripple.offsetHeight / 2 - document.body.scrollTop; var left = e.pageX - rect.left - ripple.offsetWidth / 2 - document.body.scrollLeft; ripple.style.top = top + 'px'; ripple.style.left = left + 'px'; return false; });