HTML DOM Element removeAttributeNode()
Examples
Remove the class attribute node from the first <h1> element:
const element = document.getElementsByTagName("H1")[0];
const attr = element.getAttributeNode("class");
element.removeAttributeNode(attr);
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Remove the href attribute node from a link:
const element = document.getElementById("myAnchor");
const attr = element.getAttributeNode("href");
element.removeAttributeNode(attr);
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Description
The removeAttributeNode() method removes an attribute from an element.
The removeAttributeNode() method returns an Attribute object.
The Difference Between removeAttribute() and removeAttributeNode()
The removeAttribute() method removes an attribute, and does not have a return value.
The removeAttributeNode() method removes an Attr object, and returns the removed object.
The result will be the same.
Syntax
element.removeAttributeNode(node)
Parameters
| Parameter | Description |
| attributenode | Required. The attribute node to remove. |
Return Value
| Type | Description |
| Object | An Attr object representing the removed attribute. |
Browser Support
element.removeAttributeNode() is a DOM Level 1 (1998) feature.
It is fully supported in all browsers:
| Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Safari | Opera | IE |
| Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 9-11 |
