jQuery hide element while preserving its space in page layout

Question

Is there a way in jQuery where I can hide an element, but not change the DOM when it\'s hidden? I\'m hiding a certain element but when it\'s hidden, the elements below it mo

Answer 1

in another answer it is noted that jQuery's fadeTo does not set display:none on completion so might also provide a solution here, rather than using fadeOut for example:

jQuery, hide a div without disturbing the rest of the page