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Range.insertNode

The Range.insertNode() method inserts a node at the start of the Range.

The new node is inserted at the start boundary point of the Range. If the new node is to be added to a text Node, that Node is split at the insertion point, and the insertion occurs between the two text nodes.

If the new node is a document fragment, the children of the document fragment are inserted instead.

Syntax

range.insertNode(newNode);

Parameters

newNode: The Node to insert at the start of the range.

Example

range = document.createRange();
newNode = document.createElement("p");
newNode.appendChild(document.createTextNode("New Node Inserted Here"));
range.selectNode(document.getElementsByTagName("div").item(0));
range.insertNode(newNode);

Specifications

Specification	Status	Comment
DOM The definition of 'Range.insertNode()' in that specification.	Living Standard	No change
Document Object Model (DOM) Level 2 Traversal and Range Specification The definition of 'Range.insertNode()' in that specification.	Obsolete	Initial definition

Browser compatibility

Feature	Chrome	Edge	Firefox (Gecko)	Internet Explorer	Opera	Safari
Basic support	(Yes)	(Yes)	1.0 (1.7 or earlier) 14.0 (14.0)^[1]	9.0	9.0	(Yes)

Feature	Android	Edge	Firefox Mobile (Gecko)	IE Mobile	Opera Mobile	Safari Mobile
Basic support	(Yes)	(Yes)	1.0 (1.0) 14.0 (14.0)^[1]	9.0	9.0	(Yes)