HTML - DOM Element remove() Method

Quiz

The HTML DOM Element remove() method is used to remove an element completely from the webpage. An element is an HTML tag such as a paragraph element (e.g.,

tag) or headings (e.g.,

tags).

When this method is called on an element, it removes the element from the DOM, making it no longer part of the webpage.

Syntax

Following is the syntax of the HTML DOM Element remove() method −

element.remove();

Parameters

This method does not accept any parameters.

Return Value

This method does not return any value.

Example 1: Removing List Item (
) from List (
)

The following is a basic example of the HTML DOM element remove() method. It removes a single "li" from the list each time the

CSS

JavaScript

The above program removes each list item one by one when the "remove" button is clicked.

Example 2: Removing a Paragraph Element

Following is another example of the HTML DOM Element remove() method. We use this method to remove a paragraph (

) element −



 
HTML DOM Element remove()


HTML DOM Element remove() Method
Click the button to remove a paragraph!! 
This is a paragraph.

Once the display button is clicked the paragraph will be removed.

Supported Browsers

Method
remove()	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

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HTML - DOM Element remove() Method

to tags). When this method is called on an element, it removes the element from the DOM, making it no longer part of the webpage. Syntax Following is the syntax of the HTML DOM Element remove() method − element.remove();

tags). When this method is called on an element, it removes the element from the DOM, making it no longer part of the webpage.

Syntax

Parameters

Return Value

Example 1: Removing List Item () from List ()