document create element
document.body.onload = addElement; function addElement () { // create a new div element var newDiv = document.createElement("div"); // and give it some content var newContent = document.createTextNode("Hi there and greetings!"); // add the text node to the newly created div newDiv.appendChild(newContent); // add the newly created element and its content into the DOM var currentDiv = document.getElementById("div1"); document.body.insertBefore(newDiv, currentDiv); }