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CharacterData: remove() method

The remove() method of the CharacterData removes the text contained in the node.

Syntax

js

remove()

Parameters

None.

Example

Using remove()

html

<span>Result: </span>A long string.

js

const span = document.querySelector("span");
const textnode = span.nextSibling;

textnode.remove(); // Removes the text

Specifications

Specification
DOM Standard
# ref-for-dom-childnode-remove①

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 4.4 25 23 14 7 1.5

See also

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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/CharacterData/remove