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Element: removeAttributeNode() method

The removeAttributeNode() method of the Element interface removes the specified attribute from the element.

Syntax

removeAttributeNode(attributeNode)

Parameters

attributeNode: The attribute node to remove from the element.

Return value

The attribute node that was removed.

Exceptions

NotFoundError DOMException: Thrown when the element's attribute list does not contain the attribute node.

Examples

// Given: <div id="top" align="center" />
const d = document.getElementById("top");
const d_align = d.getAttributeNode("align");
d.removeAttributeNode(d_align);
// align is now removed: <div id="top" />

Notes

If the removed attribute has a default value, it is immediately replaced. The replacing attribute has the same namespace URI and local name, as well as the original prefix, when applicable.

There is no removeAttributeNodeNS method; the removeAttributeNode method can remove both namespaced attributes and non-namespaced attributes.

DOM methods dealing with element's attributes:

Not namespace-aware, most commonly used methods	Namespace-aware variants (DOM Level 2)	DOM Level 1 methods for dealing with `Attr` nodes directly (seldom used)	DOM Level 2 namespace-aware methods for dealing with `Attr` nodes directly (seldom used)
`setAttribute` (DOM 1)	`setAttributeNS`	`setAttributeNode`	`setAttributeNodeNS`
`getAttribute` (DOM 1)	`getAttributeNS`	`getAttributeNode`	`getAttributeNodeNS`
`hasAttribute` (DOM 2)	`hasAttributeNS`	-	-
`removeAttribute` (DOM 1)	`removeAttributeNS`	`removeAttributeNode`	-

Specifications

Specification
DOM Standard # dom-element-removeattributenode

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
`removeAttributeNode`	1	12	1	6	≤12.1	1	4.4	18	4	≤12.1	1	1.0

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