jQuery detach()
delete elements and add back
<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.4.1/jquery.min.js"> </script>//w w w. java 2 s. c om <script> $(document).ready(function(){ var x; $("#btn1").click(function(){ x = $("p").detach(); }); $("#btn2").click(function(){ $("body").prepend(x); }); }); </script> </head> <body> <p>This is a paragraph.</p> <button id="btn1">Remove p element</button> <button id="btn2">Restore p element</button> </body> </html>