DocumentType: remove() method

Baseline Widely available

This feature is well established and works across many devices and browser versions. It’s been available across browsers since July 2015.

The DocumentType.remove() method removes a document's doctype.

Syntax

js
remove()

Parameters

None.

Return value

None (undefined).

Examples

Using remove()

js
document.doctype; // "<!doctype html>'
document.doctype.remove();
document.doctype; // null

Specifications

Specification
DOM Standard
# ref-for-dom-childnode-remove①

Browser compatibility

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See also