JavaScript document.createTextNode() Method

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JavaScript document.createTextNode() Method

The document.createTextNode() method creates a new Text node.

Note: This method can be used to escape HTML characters.

Example

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<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <body> <script> var text = document.createTextNode("<p>This is Text</p>"); document.body.appendChild(text); </script> </body> </html>

Syntax

document.createTextNode(data)

Parameter Values

ValueTypeExplanation
dataRequiredA string containing the data to be put in the text node.

Replacing the Text in the <h1> tag.

Example

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<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <body> <h1>Heading</h1> <script> var x = document.getElementsByTagName("h1")[0]; var t = document.createTextNode("This is Text"); x.appendChild(t); </script> </body> </html>

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