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DocumentType: remove() method

The DocumentType.remove() method removes a document's doctype.

Syntax

js

remove()

Parameters

None.

Return value

None (undefined).

Examples

Using remove()

js

document.doctype; // "<!DOCTYPE html>'
document.doctype.remove();
document.doctype; // null

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/DocumentType/remove