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jQuery remove() with Examples
The remove() method in jQuery is used to remove the selected elements.
Syntax
The syntax is as follows −
$(selector).remove(selector)
Above, the parameter selector is used to specify one or more elements to be removed.
Example
Let us now see an example to implement the jQuery remove() method −
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.4.1/jquery.min.js"></script>
<script>
$(document).ready(function(){
$("button").click(function(){
$("span").remove();
});
});
</script>
<style>
span {
background-color: red;
color: white;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<h2>Demo Heading</h2>
<p>This is a <span>demo</span> text.</p>
<button>Remove element</button>
</body>
</html>
Output
This will produce the following output −

Now, click the “Remove element” to remove the span element in red. After clicking the “Remove element” button −

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