Web/API/ChildNode/remove

The ChildNode.remove() method removes the object from the tree it belongs to.

Syntax

node.remove();

Example

Using remove()

<div id="div-01">Here is div-01</div>
<div id="div-02">Here is div-02</div>
<div id="div-03">Here is div-03</div>

var el = document.getElementById('div-02');
el.remove(); // Removes the div with the 'div-02' id

ChildNode.remove() is unscopable

The remove() method is not scoped into the with statement. See Symbol.unscopables for more information.

with(node) { 
  remove();
}
// ReferenceError: remove is not defined

Polyfill

You can polyfill the remove() method in Internet Explorer 9 and higher with the following code:

// from:https://github.com/jserz/js_piece/blob/master/DOM/ChildNode/remove()/remove().md
(function (arr) {
  arr.forEach(function (item) {
    if (item.hasOwnProperty('remove')) {
      return;
    }
    Object.defineProperty(item, 'remove', {
      configurable: true,
      enumerable: true,
      writable: true,
      value: function remove() {
        this.parentNode.removeChild(this);
      }
    });
  });
})([Element.prototype, CharacterData.prototype, DocumentType.prototype]);

Specifications

Specification	Status	Comment
DOMThe definition of 'ChildNode.remove' in that specification.	Living Standard	Initial definition.

Browser compatibility

The compatibility table on this page is generated from structured data. If you'd like to contribute to the data, please check out https://github.com/mdn/browser-compat-data and send us a pull request.

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	Desktop						Mobile
	Chrome	Edge	Firefox	Internet Explorer	Opera	Safari	Android webview	Chrome for Android	Firefox for Android	Opera for Android	Safari on iOS	Samsung Internet
remove	Chrome Full support 23	Edge Full support 12	Firefox Full support 23	IE No support No	Opera Full support 15	Safari Full support 7	WebView Android Full support ≤37	Chrome Android Full support 25	Firefox Android Full support 23	Opera Android Full support 14	Safari iOS Full support 7	Samsung Internet Android Full support 1.5

Legend

Full support  

Full support

No support  

No support

See also

• The ChildNode pure interface.

• Object types implementing this pure interface: CharacterData, Element, and DocumentType.

ChildNode.remove() by Mozilla Contributors is licensed under CC-BY-SA 2.5.