jQuery remove() with Examples



The remove() method in jQuery is used to remove the selected elements.

Syntax

The syntax is as follows −

$(selector).remove(selector)

Above, the parameter selector is used to specify one or more elements to be removed.

Example

Let us now see an example to implement the jQuery remove() method 

 Live Demo

<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.4.1/jquery.min.js"></script> <script>    $(document).ready(function(){       $("button").click(function(){          $("span").remove();       });    }); </script> <style> span {    background-color: red;    color: white; } </style> </head> <body> <h2>Demo Heading</h2> <p>This is a <span>demo</span> text.</p> <button>Remove element</button> </body> </html>

Output

This will produce the following output −

Now, click the “Remove element” to remove the span element in red. After clicking the “Remove element” button −

Updated on: 2019-12-31T06:25:21+05:30

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