$('.checkbox input:checked').map(function() { value = $(this).val(); console.log(value); }); chkbox_list = $('[class="chkbox[]"]:checked').map(function(){ return $(this).val(); }).get(); var checkedSeasons = []; $('[name="seasons"]:checked').each(function(){ checkedSeasons.push($(this).val()); }); var val = $('#my-form [name=my-multi-select]').val(); console.log(val); // => ["B", "C"] var $checked = $('#my-form [name=my-checkbox]:checked'); var valList = $checked.map(function(index, el) { return $(this).val(); }); console.log(valList); // => ["B", "C"]