diff --git a/.eslintrc.yaml b/.eslintrc.yaml
index d9cbefd124..9fc9ceee60 100644
--- a/.eslintrc.yaml
+++ b/.eslintrc.yaml
@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@ rules:
   jquery/no-sizzle: [2]
   jquery/no-slide: [2]
   jquery/no-submit: [2]
-  jquery/no-text: [0]
+  jquery/no-text: [2]
   jquery/no-toggle: [2]
   jquery/no-trigger: [0]
   jquery/no-trim: [2]
@@ -475,7 +475,7 @@ rules:
   no-jquery/no-slide: [2]
   no-jquery/no-sub: [2]
   no-jquery/no-support: [2]
-  no-jquery/no-text: [0]
+  no-jquery/no-text: [2]
   no-jquery/no-trigger: [0]
   no-jquery/no-trim: [2]
   no-jquery/no-type: [2]
diff --git a/web_src/js/features/common-global.js b/web_src/js/features/common-global.js
index a821e1b921..9c379c959e 100644
--- a/web_src/js/features/common-global.js
+++ b/web_src/js/features/common-global.js
@@ -304,10 +304,10 @@ export function initGlobalLinkActions() {
     }
 
     const $dialog = $(`.delete.modal${filter}`);
-    $dialog.find('.name').text($this.data('name'));
+    $dialog.find('.name')[0].textContent = $this.data('name');
     for (const [key, value] of Object.entries(dataArray)) {
       if (key && key.startsWith('data')) {
-        $dialog.find(`.${key}`).text(value);
+        $dialog.find(`.${key}`)[0].textContent = value;
       }
     }
 
@@ -374,7 +374,7 @@ function initGlobalShowModal() {
       } else if ($attrTarget[0].matches('input, textarea')) {
         $attrTarget.val(attrib.value); // FIXME: add more supports like checkbox
       } else {
-        $attrTarget.text(attrib.value); // FIXME: it should be more strict here, only handle div/span/p
+        $attrTarget[0].textContent = attrib.value; // FIXME: it should be more strict here, only handle div/span/p
       }
     }
 
diff --git a/web_src/js/features/imagediff.js b/web_src/js/features/imagediff.js
index d1b139ffde..2addb91d27 100644
--- a/web_src/js/features/imagediff.js
+++ b/web_src/js/features/imagediff.js
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ export function initImageDiff() {
         return loadElem(img, info.path);
       }));
       // only the first images is associated with $boundsInfo
-      if (!success) info.$boundsInfo.text('(image error)');
+      if (!success) info.$boundsInfo[0].textContent = '(image error)';
       if (info.mime === 'image/svg+xml') {
         const resp = await GET(info.path);
         const text = await resp.text();
diff --git a/web_src/js/features/notification.js b/web_src/js/features/notification.js
index 8e5a1f83db..87582dbd91 100644
--- a/web_src/js/features/notification.js
+++ b/web_src/js/features/notification.js
@@ -48,16 +48,13 @@ async function receiveUpdateCount(event) {
 
 export function initNotificationCount() {
   const $notificationCount = $('.notification_count');
-
-  if (!$notificationCount.length) {
-    return;
-  }
+  if (!$notificationCount.length) return;
 
   let usingPeriodicPoller = false;
   const startPeriodicPoller = (timeout, lastCount) => {
     if (timeout <= 0 || !Number.isFinite(timeout)) return;
     usingPeriodicPoller = true;
-    lastCount = lastCount ?? $notificationCount.text();
+    lastCount = lastCount ?? getCurrentCount();
     setTimeout(async () => {
       await updateNotificationCountWithCallback(startPeriodicPoller, timeout, lastCount);
     }, timeout);
@@ -121,8 +118,12 @@ export function initNotificationCount() {
   startPeriodicPoller(notificationSettings.MinTimeout);
 }
 
+function getCurrentCount() {
+  return document.querySelector('.notification_count').textContent;
+}
+
 async function updateNotificationCountWithCallback(callback, timeout, lastCount) {
-  const currentCount = $('.notification_count').text();
+  const currentCount = getCurrentCount();
   if (lastCount !== currentCount) {
     callback(notificationSettings.MinTimeout, currentCount);
     return;
diff --git a/web_src/js/features/repo-editor.js b/web_src/js/features/repo-editor.js
index a5232cb4b6..75d98583cd 100644
--- a/web_src/js/features/repo-editor.js
+++ b/web_src/js/features/repo-editor.js
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ export function initRepoEditor() {
       hideElem('.quick-pull-branch-name');
       document.querySelector('.quick-pull-branch-name input').required = false;
     }
-    $('#commit-button').text(this.getAttribute('button_text'));
+    $('#commit-button')[0].textContent = this.getAttribute('button_text');
   });
 
   const joinTreePath = ($fileNameEl) => {
@@ -80,9 +80,9 @@ export function initRepoEditor() {
     $('.breadcrumb span.section').each(function () {
       const $element = $(this);
       if ($element.find('a').length) {
-        parts.push($element.find('a').text());
+        parts.push($element.find('a')[0].textContent);
       } else {
-        parts.push($element.text());
+        parts.push($element[0].textContent);
       }
     });
     if ($fileNameEl.val()) parts.push($fileNameEl.val());
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ export function initRepoEditor() {
     if (e.code === 'Backspace' && getCursorPosition($(this)) === 0 && $section.length > 0) {
       e.preventDefault();
       const $divider = $('.breadcrumb .breadcrumb-divider');
-      const value = $section.last().find('a').text();
+      const value = $section.last().find('a')[0].textContent;
       $(this).val(value + $(this).val());
       this.setSelectionRange(value.length, value.length);
       $section.last().remove();
diff --git a/web_src/js/features/repo-issue-edit.js b/web_src/js/features/repo-issue-edit.js
index abf2d31221..56900c769a 100644
--- a/web_src/js/features/repo-issue-edit.js
+++ b/web_src/js/features/repo-issue-edit.js
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ export function initRepoIssueCommentEdit() {
   $(document).on('click', '.quote-reply', async function (event) {
     event.preventDefault();
     const target = $(this).data('target');
-    const quote = $(`#${target}`).text().replace(/\n/g, '\n> ');
+    const quote = $(`#${target}`)[0].textContent.replace(/\n/g, '\n> ');
     const content = `> ${quote}\n\n`;
     let editor;
     if ($(this).hasClass('quote-reply-diff')) {
diff --git a/web_src/js/features/repo-issue.js b/web_src/js/features/repo-issue.js
index c4e14c62c4..677ec2ca7d 100644
--- a/web_src/js/features/repo-issue.js
+++ b/web_src/js/features/repo-issue.js
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ export function initRepoPullRequestUpdate() {
       if (url) {
         const buttonText = pullUpdateButton.querySelector('.button-text');
         if (buttonText) {
-          buttonText.textContent = $choice.text();
+          buttonText.textContent = $choice[0].textContent;
         }
         pullUpdateButton.setAttribute('data-do', url);
       }
@@ -567,7 +567,7 @@ export function initRepoIssueReferenceIssue() {
   // Reference issue
   $(document).on('click', '.reference-issue', function (event) {
     const $this = $(this);
-    const content = $(`#${$this.data('target')}`).text();
+    const content = $(`#${$this.data('target')}`)[0].textContent;
     const poster = $this.data('poster-username');
     const reference = toAbsoluteUrl($this.data('reference'));
     const $modal = $($this.data('modal'));
@@ -604,8 +604,7 @@ export function initRepoIssueWipToggle() {
 
 async function pullrequest_targetbranch_change(update_url) {
   const targetBranch = $('#pull-target-branch').data('branch');
-  const $branchTarget = $('#branch_target');
-  if (targetBranch === $branchTarget.text()) {
+  if (targetBranch === $('#branch_target')[0].textContent) {
     window.location.reload();
     return false;
   }
@@ -641,8 +640,9 @@ export function initRepoIssueTitleEdit() {
   $('#cancel-edit-title').on('click', editTitleToggle);
   $('#save-edit-title').on('click', editTitleToggle).on('click', async function () {
     const pullrequest_target_update_url = this.getAttribute('data-target-update-url');
-    if (!$editInput.val().length || $editInput.val() === $issueTitle.text()) {
-      $editInput.val($issueTitle.text());
+    const titleText = $issueTitle[0].textContent;
+    if (!$editInput.val().length || $editInput.val() === titleText) {
+      $editInput.val(titleText);
       await pullrequest_targetbranch_change(pullrequest_target_update_url);
     } else {
       try {
@@ -651,7 +651,7 @@ export function initRepoIssueTitleEdit() {
         const response = await POST(this.getAttribute('data-update-url'), {data: params});
         const data = await response.json();
         $editInput.val(data.title);
-        $issueTitle.text(data.title);
+        $issueTitle[0].textContent = data.title;
         if (pullrequest_target_update_url) {
           await pullrequest_targetbranch_change(pullrequest_target_update_url); // it will reload the window
         } else {
diff --git a/web_src/js/features/repo-legacy.js b/web_src/js/features/repo-legacy.js
index 18d98c891d..e855901f7a 100644
--- a/web_src/js/features/repo-legacy.js
+++ b/web_src/js/features/repo-legacy.js
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ export function initRepoCommentForm() {
       const editMode = $('#editing_mode').val();
       $($(this).data('id-selector')).val(selectedValue);
       if ($isNewIssue) {
-        $selectBranch.find('.ui .branch-name').text($(this).data('name'));
+        $selectBranch.find('.ui .branch-name')[0].textContent = $(this).data('name');
         return;
       }
 
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ export function initRepoCommentForm() {
           console.error(error);
         }
       } else if (editMode === '') {
-        $selectBranch.find('.ui .branch-name').text(selectedValue);
+        $selectBranch.find('.ui .branch-name')[0].textContent = selectedValue;
       }
     });
     $selectBranch.find('.reference.column').on('click', function () {
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ export function initRepoCommentForm() {
       $list.find('.selected').html(`
         <a class="item muted sidebar-item-link" href=${$(this).data('href')}>
           ${icon}
-          ${htmlEscape($(this).text())}
+          ${htmlEscape(this.textContent)}
         </a>
       `);
 
diff --git a/web_src/js/features/repo-settings.js b/web_src/js/features/repo-settings.js
index 52c5de2bfa..f4fd94670b 100644
--- a/web_src/js/features/repo-settings.js
+++ b/web_src/js/features/repo-settings.js
@@ -22,12 +22,12 @@ export function initRepoSettingsCollaboration() {
           data.append('mode', value);
           await POST(el.getAttribute('data-url'), {data});
         } catch {
-          $text.text('(error)'); // prevent from misleading users when error occurs
+          $text[0].textContent = '(error)'; // prevent from misleading users when error occurs
           el.setAttribute('data-last-value', lastValue);
         }
       },
       onChange(_value, text, _$choice) {
-        $text.text(text); // update the text when using keyboard navigating
+        $text[0].textContent = text; // update the text when using keyboard navigating
       },
       onHide() {
         // set to the really selected value, defer to next tick to make sure `action` has finished its work because the calling order might be onHide -> action
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ export function initRepoSettingsCollaboration() {
           if ($item) {
             $dropdown.dropdown('set selected', el.getAttribute('data-last-value'));
           } else {
-            $text.text('(none)'); // prevent from misleading users when the access mode is undefined
+            $text[0].textContent = '(none)'; // prevent from misleading users when the access mode is undefined
           }
         }, 0);
       },