Web/API/Element/removeAttribute

The Element method removeAttribute() removes the attribute with the specified name from the element.

Syntax

element.removeAttribute(attrName);

Parameters

attrName

A DOMString specifying the name of the attribute to remove from the element. If the specified attribute does not exist, removeAttribute() returns without generating an error.

Return value

undefined.

Usage notes

You should use removeAttribute() instead of setting the attribute value to null either directly or using setAttribute(). Many attributes will not behave as expected if you set them to null.

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	-

Example

// Given: <div id="div1" align="left" width="200px"> 
document.getElementById("div1").removeAttribute("align"); 
// Now: <div id="div1" width="200px">

Specifications

Specification	Status	Comment
DOMThe definition of 'Element" removeAttribute' in that specification.	Living Standard

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
removeAttribute	Chrome Full support 1	Edge Full support 12 Notes' Full support 12 Notes' Notes' This function doesn't respect boolean attributes' default values. See bug 12087679.	Firefox Full support 1	IE Full support 8	Opera Full support 8	Safari Full support 3	WebView Android Full support 1	Chrome Android Full support 18	Firefox Android Full support 4	Opera Android Full support 10.1	Safari iOS Full support 1	Samsung Internet Android Full support 1.0

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Full support  

Full support

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Element.removeAttribute() by Mozilla Contributors is licensed under CC-BY-SA 2.5.