The enhanced show method optionally accepts jQuery UI advanced effects.
Uses a specific effect on an element to show the element if the first argument is a effect string.
$("p").click(function () {
$("div").show("slide", {}, 1000);
});
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<link href="http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jqueryui/1.8/themes/base/jquery-ui.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/>
<script src="http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.4/jquery.min.js"></script>
<script src="http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jqueryui/1.8/jquery-ui.min.js"></script>
<script src="http://ui.jquery.com/latest/ui/effects.core.js"></script>
<script src="http://ui.jquery.com/latest/ui/effects.slide.js"></script>
<style type="text/css">
div { display: none; margin: 0px; width: 100px; height: 80px; background: blue; position: relative; }
</style>
<script>
$(document).ready(function() {
$("p").click(function () {
$("div").show("slide", {}, 1000);
});
});
</script>
</head>
<body style="font-size:62.5%;">
<p>Click me</p><div></div>
</body>
</html>