DOMTokenList: add() 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 add() method of the DOMTokenList interface adds the given tokens to the list, omitting any that are already present.

Syntax

js
add(token1)
add(token1, token2)
add(token1, token2, /* …, */ tokenN)

Parameters

tokenN

A string representing a token (or tokens) to add to the DOMTokenList.

Return value

None.

Exceptions

SyntaxError DOMException

Thrown if one of the arguments is an empty string

InvalidCharacterError DOMException

Thrown if a token contains ASCII whitespace.

Examples

In the following example, we retrieve the list of classes set on a <span> element as a DOMTokenList, using Element.classList. We then add a new token to the list, and write the list into the <span>'s Node.textContent.

First, the HTML:

html
<span class="a b c"></span>

Now the JavaScript:

js
const span = document.querySelector("span");
const classes = span.classList;
classes.add("d");
span.textContent = classes;

The output looks like this:

You can add multiple tokens as well:

js
span.classList.add("d", "e", "f");

Specifications

Specification
DOM
# ref-for-dom-domtokenlist-add①

Browser compatibility

desktop mobile
Chrome
Edge
Firefox
Opera
Safari
Chrome Android
Firefox for Android
Opera Android
Safari on iOS
Samsung Internet
WebView Android
WebView on iOS
add
Chrome – Full support
Chrome 8 (Release date: 2010-12-02)
footnote Full support
Edge – Full support
Edge 12 (Release date: 2015-07-29)
footnote Full support
Firefox – Full support
Firefox 3.6 (Release date: 2010-01-21)
footnote Full support
Opera – Full support
Opera 12.1 (Release date: 2012-11-20)
footnote Full support
Safari – Full support
Safari 5.1 (Release date: 2011-07-20)
footnote Full support
Chrome Android – Full support
Chrome Android 18 (Release date: 2012-06-27)
footnote Full support
Firefox for Android – Full support
Firefox for Android 4 (Release date: 2011-03-29)
footnote Full support
Opera Android – Full support
Opera Android 12.1 (Release date: 2012-10-09)
footnote Full support
Safari on iOS – Full support
Safari on iOS 5 (Release date: 2011-10-12)
footnote Full support
Samsung Internet – Full support
Samsung Internet 1 (Release date: 2013-04-27)
footnote Full support
WebView Android – Full support
WebView Android 3 (Release date: 2011-02-22)
footnote Full support
WebView on iOS – Full support
WebView on iOS 5 (Release date: 2011-10-12)
footnote Full support
Multiple parameters for add()
Chrome – Full support
Chrome 24 (Release date: 2013-01-10)
footnote Full support
Edge – Full support
Edge 12 (Release date: 2015-07-29)
footnote Full support
Firefox – Full support
Firefox 26 (Release date: 2013-12-10)
footnote Full support
Opera – Full support
Opera 15 (Release date: 2013-07-02)
footnote Full support
Safari – Full support
Safari 7 (Release date: 2013-10-22)
footnote Full support
Chrome Android – Full support
Chrome Android 25 (Release date: 2013-02-27)
footnote Full support
Firefox for Android – Full support
Firefox for Android 26 (Release date: 2013-12-10)
footnote Full support
Opera Android – Full support
Opera Android 14 (Release date: 2013-05-21)
footnote Full support
Safari on iOS – Full support
Safari on iOS 7 (Release date: 2013-09-18)
footnote Full support
Samsung Internet – Full support
Samsung Internet 1.5 (Release date: 2013-09-25)
footnote Full support
WebView Android – Full support
WebView Android 4.4 (Release date: 2013-12-09)
footnote Full support
WebView on iOS – Full support
WebView on iOS 7 (Release date: 2013-09-18)
footnote Full support

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Full support
Full support