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HTML DOM Element removeChild()

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Examples

Remove the first element from a list:

const list = document.getElementById("myList");
list.removeChild(list.firstElementChild);

Before:

  • Coffee
  • Tea
  • Milk

After:

  • Tea
  • Milk

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If a list has child nodes, remove the first (index 0):

const list = document.getElementById("myList");

if (list.hasChildNodes()) {
  list.removeChild(list.children[0]);
}
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Remove all child nodes from a list:

const list = document.getElementById("myList");

while (list.hasChildNodes()) {
  list.removeChild(list.firstChild);
}
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More examples below.

Description

The removeChild() method removes an element's child.

Note

The child is removed from the Document Object Model (the DOM).

However, the returned node can be modified and inserted back into the DOM (See "More Examples").

See Also:

The remove() Method

The appendChild() Method

The insertBefore() Method

The replaceChild() Method

The childNodes Property

The firstChild Property

The lastChild Property

The firstElementChild Property

The lastElementChild Property

Syntax

element.removeChild( node)
node.removeChild( node)

Parameters

Parameter Description
node Required.
The node (element) to remove.

Return Value

Type Description
Node The removed node (element).
null if the child does not exist.

More Examples

Remove an element from its parent node:

element.parentNode.removeChild(element);
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Example

Remove an element from its parent, and insert it again:

const element = document.getElementById("myLI");

function removeLi() {
  element.parentNode.removeChild(element);
}
function appendLi() {
  const list = document.getElementById("myList");
  list.appendChild(element);
}
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Note

Use appendChild() or insertBefore() to insert a removed node into the same document.

Use document.adoptNode() or document.importNode() to insert it into another document.

Example

Remove an element from its parent and insert it into another document:

const child = document.getElementById("mySpan");

function remove() {
  child.parentNode.removeChild(child);
}

function insert() {
  const frame = document.getElementsByTagName("IFRAME")[0]
  const h = frame.contentWindow.document.getElementsByTagName("H1")[0];
  const x = document.adoptNode(child);
  h.appendChild(x);
}
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Browser Support

element.removeChild() is a DOM Level 1 (1998) feature.

It is fully supported in all browsers:

Chrome Edge Firefox Safari Opera IE
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