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Document: createTextNode() method

Creates a new Text node. This method can be used to escape HTML characters.

Syntax

createTextNode(data)

Parameters

data: A string containing the data to be put in the text node.

Return value

A Text node.

Examples

html

<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
  <head>
    <title>createTextNode example</title>
    <script>
      function addTextNode(text) {
        const newtext = document.createTextNode(text);
        const p1 = document.getElementById("p1");

        p1.appendChild(newtext);
      }
    </script>
  </head>

  <body>
    <button onclick="addTextNode('YES! ');">YES!</button>
    <button onclick="addTextNode('NO! ');">NO!</button>
    <button onclick="addTextNode('WE CAN! ');">WE CAN!</button>

    <hr />

    <p id="p1">First line of paragraph.</p>
  </body>
</html>

Specifications

Specification
DOM Standard # ref-for-dom-document-createtextnode①

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
`createTextNode`	1	12	1	5	7	1	4.4	18	4	10.1	1	1.0

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