<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<script type="text/javascript" src="/js/jquery.js"></script>
</head>
<body>
<ul>
<li>list item 1</li>
<li>list item 2</li>
<li id="notli">list item 3</li>
<li>list item 4</li>
<li>list item 5</li>
</ul>
<script>
$('li').not(document.getElementById('notli')).css('background-color', 'red');
</script>
</body>
</html>