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Modify an Existing Element

Explore how to modify existing page elements using JavaScript DOM methods. Learn to update content with innerHTML and textContent, change attributes with setAttribute, and manage classes using classList. This lesson helps you dynamically adjust page structure and enhance web page interactivity.

The DOM traversal properties can also be used to update elements in the page.

Example page

Let’s view the text on a page using the HTML code below.

HTML content

The innerHTML property can be used to change the content of an element within the DOM. For example, you can add a new language to our list with the ...