Element: remove() method
The Element.remove() method removes the element from the DOM.
Syntax
js
remove()
Parameters
None.
Return value
None (undefined).
Examples
Using remove()
html
<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>
js
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.
js
with (node) {
remove();
}
// ReferenceError: remove is not defined
Specifications
| Specification |
|---|
| DOM Standard # ref-for-dom-childnode-remove① |
Browser compatibility
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