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

Browser compatibility

Desktop Mobile
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