Web/API/Element/insertAdjacentHTML

The insertAdjacentHTML() method of the Element interface parses the specified text as HTML or XML and inserts the resulting nodes into the DOM tree at a specified position. It does not reparse the element it is being used on, and thus it does not corrupt the existing elements inside that element. This avoids the extra step of serialization, making it much faster than direct innerHTML manipulation.

Syntax

element.insertAdjacentHTML(position, text);

Parameters

position: A DOMString representing the position relative to the element; must be one of the following strings:

'beforebegin'

Before the element itself.
'afterbegin': Just inside the element, before its first child.
'beforeend': Just inside the element, after its last child.
'afterend': After the element itself.

text: The string to be parsed as HTML or XML and inserted into the tree.

Visualization of position names

<!-- beforebegin -->
<p>
  <!-- afterbegin -->
  foo
  <!-- beforeend -->
</p>
<!-- afterend -->

Note: The beforebegin and afterend positions work only if the node is in the DOM tree and has a parent element.

Example

// <div id="one">one</div>
var d1 = document.getElementById('one');
d1.insertAdjacentHTML('afterend', '<div id="two">two</div>');

// At this point, the new structure is:
// <div id="one">one</div><div id="two">two</div>

Notes

Security considerations

When inserting HTML into a page by using insertAdjacentHTML(), be careful not to use user input that hasn't been escaped.

It is not recommended you use insertAdjacentHTML() when inserting plain text; instead, use the Node.textContent property or the Element.insertAdjacentText() method. This doesn't interpret the passed content as HTML, but instead inserts it as raw text.

Specification

Specification	Status	Comment
DOM Parsing and SerializationThe definition of 'Element.insertAdjacentHTML()' in that specification.	Working Draft

Browser compatibility

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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
`insertAdjacentHTML`	Chrome Full support 1	Edge Full support 17 Full support 17 No support 12 — 17 Notes' Notes' This function is implemented in the `HTMLElement` API, meaning non-HTML elements (like SVG elements) cannot use this function.	Firefox Full support 8	IE Full support 4 Notes' Full support 4 Notes' Notes' Before Internet Explorer 10, throws an "Invalid target element for this operation." error when called on a `<table>`, `<tbody>`, `<thead>`, or `<tr>` element. Notes' This function is implemented in the `HTMLElement` API, meaning non-HTML elements (like SVG elements) cannot use this function.	Opera Full support 8	Safari Full support 4	WebView Android Full support 1	Chrome Android Full support 18	Firefox Android Full support 8	Opera Android Full support 10.1	Safari iOS Full support 4	Samsung Internet Android Full support 1.0

Legend

Full support: Full support
See implementation notes.': See implementation notes.