[jQuery] Possible to reference elements with slashes in ID?

[jQuery] Possible to reference elements with slashes in ID?


Hi,
I have an element that looks like
<span id="/uploads/mine.pdf">...</span>
The experts will know that when I try and reference the element,
var len = $('#/uploads/mine.pdf').length;
the value of "len" is zero. Besides changing the ID of the span, is
there any way I can reference the SPAN element?
Thanks, - Dave