Change the value of the cite attribute:
document.getElementById("myDel").cite = "http://www.example.com/whywedeletedsometext.htm";
Click button to change the value of the cite attribute of the deleted text.
<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <body> <p><del id="myDel" cite="why_deleted.htm">This text has been deleted</del></p> <button onclick="myFunction()">Test</button> <p id="demo"></p> <script> function myFunction() {// w ww .ja v a 2 s .co m document.getElementById("myDel").cite = "http://www.example.com/whywedeletedsometext"; document.getElementById("demo").innerHTML = "The value of the cite attribute was changed."; } </script> </body> </html>