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jQuery - Remove Elements


With jQuery, it is easy to remove existing HTML elements.

Remove Elements/Content
To remove elements and content, there are mainly two jQuery methods:

remove() - Removes the selected element (and its child elements)
empty() - Removes the child elements from the selected element


jQuery remove() Method
The jQuery remove() method removes the selected element(s) and its child
elements.

Example

$("#div1").remove();

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jQuery empty() Method
The jQuery empty() method removes the child elements of the selected element(s).

Example

$("#div1").empty();
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Filter the Elements to be Removed
The jQuery remove() method also accepts one parameter, which allows you to
filter the elements to be removed.
The parameter can be any of the jQuery selector syntaxes.
The following example removes all <p> elements with class="test":  

Example

$("p").remove(".test");
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This example removes all <p> elements with class="test" and
class="demo":  

Example

$("p").remove(".test, .demo");
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jQuery Exercises

Test Yourself With Exercises

Exercise:
Use a jQuery method to remove a <div> element.


$("div").();



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jQuery HTML Reference
For a complete overview of all jQuery HTML methods, please go to our
jQuery HTML/CSS Reference.












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Reference: https://www.w3schools.com/jquery/jquery_dom_remove.asp