Selection.deleteFromDocument()

The deleteFromDocument() method of the Selection interface deletes the selected text from the document's DOM.

Syntax

sel.deleteFromDocument()

Parameters

None.

Example

This example lets you delete selected text by clicking a button. Upon clicking the button, the Window.getSelection() method gets the selected text, and the deleteFromDocument() method removes it.

HTML

<p>Try highlighting some of the text in this paragraph. Once you do, you can remove the selected content by clicking the button below.</p>
<button>Delete selected text</button>

JavaScript

let button = document.querySelector('button');
button.addEventListener('click', deleteSelection);

function deleteSelection() {
  let selection = window.getSelection();
  selection.deleteFromDocument();
}

Result

Specifications

Specification
Selection API # dom-selection-deletefromdocument

Browser compatibility

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