JavaScript · DOM and events

createElement

Creates a detached element that you can configure and then insert.

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Syntax

document.createElement(tag)

Example

Try it

const el = document.createElement("span");
el.textContent = "Created with the DOM";
console.log(el.outerHTML);

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