Element Object Show ExampleGet the text content of the first <button> element in the document: var x = document.getElementsByTagName("BUTTON")[0].textContent; The result of x will be: Try it yourself Try it yourself » More "Try it Yourself" examples below. Definition and UsageThe textContent property sets or returns the textual content of the specified node, and all its descendants. If you set the textContent property, any child nodes are removed and replaced by a single Text node containing the specified string. Tip: Sometimes this property can be used instead of the nodeValue property, but remember that this property returns the text of all child nodes as well. Tip: To set or return the HTML content of an element, use the innerHTML property. Browser SupportThe numbers in the table specify the first browser version that fully supports the property.
SyntaxReturn the text content of a node: Set the text content of a node: Property Values
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More ExamplesExampleChange the textual content of a <p> element with id="myP": document.getElementById("demo").textContent = "Paragraph changed!"; Try it yourself » ExampleGet all the textual content of an <ul> element with id="myList": var x = document.getElementById("myList").textContent; The value of x will be: Coffee Tea Try it yourself » ExampleThis example demonstrates the differences between the textContent and innerHTML property: function
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OutputWhen we click the RELATED TAGS dom textcontent communitycreator What is the text content?Textual content comes in many forms, including. semantically in paragraphs, headings, lists and tables; visually in images, infographics and fliers and. programmatically in alternative text, closed captions and transcriptions.
How do I get text content in HTML?Use the textContent property to get the text of an html element, e.g. const text = box. textContent . The textContent property returns the text content of the element and its descendants. If the element is empty, an empty string is returned.
What is text content in JS?The textContent is the DOM property that is used to set text content for the HTML element or get the text content written inside that element. If you set the text using textContent for an element, then the other child elements will be removed and only this text will be added in that element.
How do you write text in HTML?HTML contains several elements for defining text with a special meaning.. <b> - Bold text.. <strong> - Important text.. <i> - Italic text.. <em> - Emphasized text.. <mark> - Marked text.. <small> - Smaller text.. <del> - Deleted text.. <ins> - Inserted text.. What is Property text content?The textContent property sets or returns the text content of the specified node, and all its descendants.
What is the difference between HTML and innerText?The only difference between innerText and innerHTML is that: innerText return HTML element (entire code) as a string and display HTML element on the screen (as HTML code), while innerHTML return only text content of the HTML element. Look at the example below to understand better. Run the code below.
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