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document.createTextNode

Creates a new Text node.

Syntax

var text = document.createTextNode(data);

text is a Text node.
data is a string containing the data to be put in the text node.

Example

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<title>createTextNode example</title>
<script>
function addTextNode(text) {
  var newtext = document.createTextNode(text),
      p1 = document.getElementById("p1");

  p1.appendChild(newtext);
}
</script>
</head>

<body>
  <button onclick="addTextNode('YES! ');">YES!</button>
  <button onclick="addTextNode('NO! ');">NO!</button>
  <button onclick="addTextNode('WE CAN! ');">WE CAN!</button>

  <hr />

  <p id="p1">First line of paragraph.</p>
</body>
</html>

Specifications

Specification	Status	Comment
Document Object Model (DOM) Level 3 Core Specification The definition of 'Document.createTextNode()' in that specification.	Obsolete	No change
Document Object Model (DOM) Level 2 Core Specification The definition of 'Document.createTextNode()' in that specification.	Obsolete	Initial definition

Browser compatibility

Feature	Chrome	Edge	Firefox (Gecko)	Internet Explorer	Opera	Safari (WebKit)
Basic support	(Yes)	(Yes)	(Yes)	(Yes)	(Yes)	?

Feature	Android	Edge	Firefox Mobile (Gecko)	IE Phone	Opera Mobile	Safari Mobile
Basic support	?	(Yes)	?	?	?	?

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