Javascript Reference - HTML DOM removeAttribute() Method

The removeAttribute() method removes the specified attribute.

removeAttributeNode() method removes the specified Attr object, while removeAttribute() method removes the attribute with the specified name. The result will be the same.

Browser Support


`removeAttribute`	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

Syntax

element.removeAttribute(attributename)

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
attributename	String	Required. The name of the attribute to remove

Return Value

No return value.

Example

The following code shows how to remove the style attribute from a header element.


<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>
<h1 style="color:red">Hello World</h1>
<button onclick="myFunction()">test</button>
<!--from   ww w.j a v a2 s . c o m-->
<script>
function myFunction()
{
    document.getElementsByTagName("H1")[0].removeAttribute("style"); 
}
</script>

</body>
</html>

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