<!doctype html>
<html>
<head>
<script src="js/jquery/1.11.3/jquery.min.js"></script>
</head>
<body>
<button>Click for +1</button> <br /><br />
<span>0</span>
<script>
$( "button" ).click(function() {
addOne( $( "span" ) );
});
function addOne( elem ) {
var n = parseInt( elem.text(), 10 );
elem.text( n + 1 );
}
</script></body>
</html>