Change the HTML content of the first <p> element:
document.getElementsByTagName("P").item(0).innerHTML = "Paragraph changed";
Click the button to change the HTML content of the first P element:
<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <body> <p>A P element.</p> <p>Another P element.</p> <p>A third P element.</p> <button onclick="myFunction()">Change Content</button> <script> function myFunction() {//from w w w .j a va 2 s.c o m document.getElementsByTagName("P")[0].innerHTML = "Paragraph changed"; } </script> </body> </html>