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<!DOCTYPE html> <html lang="en"> <head> <meta charset="utf-8"> <title>jQuery Get Selected File Name</title> <script src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-3.5.1.min.js"></script> <script> $(document).ready(function(){ $('input[type="file"]').change(function(e){ var fileName = e.target.files[0].name; alert('The file "' + fileName + '" has been selected.'); }); }); </script> </head> <body> <form> <input type="file"> <p><strong>Note:</strong> Choose any file on your computer and its name will be displayed in an alert dialog box.</p> </form> </body> </html>