javascript replace element
// select the element that will be replaced var el = document.querySelector('div'); // <a href="/javascript/manipulation/creating-a-dom-element-51/">create a new element</a> that will take the place of "el" var newEl = document.createElement('p'); newEl.innerHTML = '<b>Hello World!</b>'; // replace el with newEL el.parentNode.replaceChild(newEl, el);