Document: createTextNode() 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.
Creates a new Text node. This method can be used to escape HTML
characters.
Syntax
js
createTextNode(data)
Parameters
data-
A string containing the data to be put in the text node.
Return value
A Text node.
Examples
html
<button>YES!</button>
<button>NO!</button>
<button>WE CAN!</button>
<hr />
<p id="p1">First line of paragraph.</p>
js
function addTextNode(text) {
const newText = document.createTextNode(text);
const p1 = document.getElementById("p1");
p1.appendChild(newText);
}
document.querySelectorAll("button").forEach((button) => {
button.addEventListener("click", (event) => {
addTextNode(`${event.target.textContent} `);
});
});
Specifications
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