HTML DOM Element outerText attribute

Definition and usage

outerText attribute sets or returns the text content of the specified node.

This attribute is similar to the internal innerText attribute, in fact, get outerText and get innerText attribute returns the same result.

Set the element's outerText There is an important difference at this time: the element itself will be removed.

Tip:See also outerHTML attribute.

Example

Set the external text of the element:

document.getElementById("myH1").outerText = "Changed content!";

Try it yourself

Syntax

Return the text content of the node:

node.outerText

Set the text content of the node (replace the entire node):

node.outerText = text

Attribute value

Value Type Description
text String Specify the text content to be inserted.

Return value

Type Description
String Text content of the node and all its descendants.

Browser support

Table numbers indicate the first browser version that fully supports this attribute.

Chrome Edge Firefox Safari Opera
Chrome Edge Firefox Safari Opera
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