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

Syntax

js
removeAttribute(attrName)

Parameters

attrName

A string 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

None (undefined).

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.

Examples

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

Specifications

Specification
DOM
# ref-for-dom-element-removeattribute①

Browser compatibility

See also