# HTML DOM createElement() Method

Document Object

## Example

Create a <button> element:

var btn = document.createElement("BUTTON");

The result will be:

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HTML elements often contains text. To create a button with text you must also create a Text Node which you append to the <button> element:

## Example

Create a button with text:

var btn = document.createElement("BUTTON"); // Create a <button> element
var t = document.createTextNode("CLICK ME"); // Create a text node
btn.appendChild(t); // Append the text to <button>
document.body.appendChild(btn); // Append <button> to <body>

The result will be:

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More "Try it Yourself" examples below.

## Definition and Usage

The createElement() method creates an Element Node with the specified name.

Tip: Use the createTextNode() method to create a text node.

Tip: After the element is created, use the element.appendChild() or element.insertBefore() method to insert it to the document.

## Browser Support

Method |  |  |  |  |
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
createElement() | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes

## Syntax

document.createElement(nodename)

## Parameter Values

Parameter | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
nodename | String | Required. The name of the element you want to create

## Technical Details

Return Value: | An Element object, which represents the created Element node
DOM Version: | Core Level 1 Document Object

## More Examples

## Example

Create a <p> element with some text, and append it to the document:

var para = document.createElement("P"); // Create a <p> element
var t = document.createTextNode("This is a paragraph"); // Create a text node
para.appendChild(t); // Append the text to <p>
document.body.appendChild(para); // Append <p> to <body>
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## Example

Create a <p> element and append it to a <div> element:

var para = document.createElement("P"); // Create a <p> element
var t = document.createTextNode("This is a paragraph."); // Create a text node
para.appendChild(t); // Append the text to <p>
document.getElementById("myDIV").appendChild(para); // Append <p> to <div> with id="myDIV"
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