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DOMTokenList.remove

The remove() method of the DOMTokenList interface removes the specified tokens from the list.

Syntax

tokenList.remove(token1[, token2[, ...]]);

Parameters

tokenN...
A DOMString representing the token you want to remove from the list. If the string does not exist in the list, no error is thrown, and nothing happens.

Return value

undefined

Examples

In the following example we retrieve the list of classes set on a <span> element as a DOMTokenList using Element.classList. We then remove a token from the list, and write the list into the <span>'s Node.textContent.

First, the HTML:

<span class="a b c"></span>

Now the JavaScript:

var span = document.querySelector("span");
var classes = span.classList;
classes.remove("c");
span.textContent = classes;

The output looks like this:

To remove multiple classes at once you can supply multiple tokens; the order you supply them doesn't have to match the order they appear in the list:

let span = document.getElementsByTagName("span")[0],
  classes = span.classList;

classes.remove("c", "b");
span.textContent = classes;

Specifications

Specification Status Comment
DOM
The definition of 'remove()' in that specification.
Living Standard Initial definition

Browser compatibilityUpdate compatibility data on GitHub

Desktop
Chrome Edge Firefox Internet Explorer Opera Safari
Basic support Yes 12 Yes 10 Yes Yes
Mobile
Android webview Chrome for Android Edge Mobile Firefox for Android Opera for Android iOS Safari Samsung Internet
Basic support Yes Yes ? Yes Yes Yes Yes

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