HTML DOM Element removeAttribute() Method
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Definition and usage
removeAttribute() This method removes an attribute from an element.
Tip:Operations to delete non-existent attributes or attributes that are not set but have default values will be ignored.
The difference between removeAttribute() and removeAttributeNode()
removeAttribute() This method deletes an attribute and does not return any value.
removeAttributeNode() This method deletes an Attr object and returns the removed object.
The result will be the same.
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Example
Example 1
Remove the class attribute from the <h1> element:
document.getElementsByTagName("H1")[0].removeAttribute("class");
Example 2
Remove the href attribute from the <a> element:
document.getElementById("myAnchor").removeAttribute("href");
Syntax
element.removeAttribute(name)
Parameters
| Parameters | Description |
|---|---|
| name | Required. The name of the attribute. |
Return value
None.
Throw
If the element is read-only and does not allow deletion of its attributes, this method will throw a DOMException exception with the code NO_MODIFICATION_ALLOWED_ERR.
Browser support
element.removeAttribute() It is a DOM Level 1 (1998) feature.
All browsers fully support it:
| Chrome | IE | Edge | Firefox | Safari | Opera |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chrome | IE | Edge | Firefox | Safari | Opera |
| Support | 9-11 | Support | Support | Support | Support |
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