Set the innerHTML with JavaScript


The correct syntax to set the innerHTML is as follows −

document.getElementById(“yourIdName”).innerHTML=”yourValue”;

Let’s now see how to set the innerHTML −

Example

 Live Demo

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="UTF-8">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initialscale=1.0">
<title>Document</title>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="//code.jquery.com/ui/1.12.1/themes/base/jquery-ui.css">
<script src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-1.12.4.js"></script>
<script src="https://code.jquery.com/ui/1.12.1/jquery-ui.js"></script>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/fontawesome/4.7.0/css/font-awesome.min.css">
</head>
<body>
<label>
Username:<input type="text" />
</label>
<p id="test"></p>
<script>
   document.getElementById('test').innerHTML = 'Enter Some value into the text box';
</script>
</body>
</html>

To run the above program, save the file name “anyName.html(index.html)” and right click on the file. Select the option “Open with Live Server” in VS Code editor.

Output

This will produce the following output −

Updated on: 14-Sep-2020

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