Element.removeAttribute()

The Element method removeAttribute() removes the attribute with the specified name from the element.

Syntax

element.removeAttribute(attrName);

Parameters

attrName: A DOMString specifying the name of the attribute to remove from the element. If the specified attribute does not exist, removeAttribute() returns without generating an error.

Return value

undefined.

Note: Since removeAttribute() doesn't return a value, you can't chain multiple calls together to remove multiple attributes at once.

Usage notes

You should use removeAttribute() instead of setting the attribute value to null either directly or using setAttribute(). Many attributes will not behave as expected if you set them to null.

DOM methods dealing with element's attributes:

Not namespace-aware, most commonly used methods	Namespace-aware variants (DOM Level 2)	DOM Level 1 methods for dealing with `Attr` nodes directly (seldom used)	DOM Level 2 namespace-aware methods for dealing with `Attr` nodes directly (seldom used)
`setAttribute` (DOM 1)	`setAttributeNS`	`setAttributeNode`	`setAttributeNodeNS`
`getAttribute` (DOM 1)	`getAttributeNS`	`getAttributeNode`	`getAttributeNodeNS`
`hasAttribute` (DOM 2)	`hasAttributeNS`	-	-
`removeAttribute` (DOM 1)	`removeAttributeNS`	`removeAttributeNode`	-

Example

// Given: <div id="div1" align="left" width="200px"> 
document.getElementById("div1").removeAttribute("align"); 
// Now: <div id="div1" width="200px">

Specification

DOM Level 2 Core: removeAttribute (introduced in DOM Level 1 Core)

Browser compatibility

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	Desktop						Mobile
	Chrome	Edge	Firefox	Internet Explorer	Opera	Safari	Android webview	Chrome for Android	Firefox for Android	Opera for Android	Safari on iOS	Samsung Internet
`removeAttribute`	Chrome Full support Yes	Edge Full support 12 Notes Full support 12 Notes Notes This function doesn't respect boolean attributes' default values. See bug 12087679.	Firefox Full support Yes	IE ?	Opera Full support Yes	Safari Full support 6	WebView Android Full support Yes	Chrome Android Full support Yes	Firefox Android Full support Yes	Opera Android Full support Yes	Safari iOS Full support Yes	Samsung Internet Android Full support Yes

Legend

Full support: Full support
Compatibility unknown: Compatibility unknown
See implementation notes.: See implementation notes.

Last modified:

Mar 18, 2019, by MDN contributors