jQuery remove() Method

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jQuery remove() Method

The jQuery remove() method removes the set of matched elements from the DOM.

Note: Unlike empty() method, this method removes the element itself, as well as everything inside it.

Note: Unlike detach() method, this method removes all bound events and jQuery data associated with it.

Example

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<!DOCTYPE html> <html lang="en-US"> <head> <script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.5.1/jquery.min.js"></script> <style> div{ height: 100px; width: 200px; border: 1px solid black; margin-bottom: 20px; } </style> </head> <body> <h1>jQuery remove() Method</h1> <div> <p>This is paragraph inside div.</p> </div> <button>Remove</button> <script> $(document).ready(function(){ $("button").click(function(){ $("div").remove(); }); }); </script> </body> </html>

Syntax

$(selector).remove(); // or $(selector).remove(selector1)

Parameter Values

ValueTypeExplanation
selector1OptionalSpecifies a selector expression that filters the set of matched elements to be removed.

remove() with filter

In the following example, we will remove all the paragraph, only if it has the class name .point.

Example

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<!DOCTYPE html> <html lang="en-US"> <head> <script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.5.1/jquery.min.js"></script> <style> .point{ color: red; font-size: 20px; } </style> </head> <body> <h1>jQuery remove() Method</h1> <p>This is paragraph</p> <div class="point">This is .point div</div> <p class="point">This is .point paragraph</p> <button>Remove</button> <script> $(document).ready(function(){ $("button").click(function(){ $("p").remove(".point"); }); }); </script> </body> </html>

remove() vs detach()

Check out the difference between remove() vs detach() in jquery.

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