Element.remove()
The Element.remove()
method removes the element from the tree it belongs to.
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>
var el = document.getElementById('div-02'); el.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 (DOM) # 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 |
No |
15 |
7 |
≤37 |
25 |
23 |
14 |
7 |
1.5 |
See also
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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Element/remove