How do I unset an element's CSS attribute using jQuery?

Question

If I set a CSS value on a specific element using:

$(\'#element\').css(\'background-color\', \'#ccc\');

I want to be able to unset that elem

Answer 1

Actually, the syntax I thought was incorrect (with null) seems to be working -- my selector was just improperly formed, and thus yielding no elements. D'oh!