The Element.remove()
method removes the element from the DOM.
Element.remove()
Syntax
remove()
Examples
Using remove()
<div id="div-01">Here is div-01</div> <div id="div-02">Here is div-02</div> <div id="div-03">Here is div-03</div>
const element = document.getElementById('div-02'); element.remove(); // Removes the div with the 'div-02' id
Element.remove()
is unscopable
The remove()
method is not scoped into the with
statement. See Symbol.unscopables
for more information.
with(node) { remove(); } // ReferenceError: remove is not defined
Specifications
Specification |
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DOM Standard # ref-for-dom-childnode-remove① |
Browser compatibility
Desktop | Mobile | |||||||||||
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Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Internet Explorer | Opera | Safari | WebView Android | Chrome Android | Firefox for Android | Opera Android | Safari on IOS | Samsung Internet | |
remove |
24
|
12
|
23
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No
|
15
|
7
|
4.4
|
25
|
23
|
14
|
7
|
1.5
|
See also
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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Element/remove