$(document).ready(function () { $("#detach").click(function () { $("#targetP").detach(); }); });
<html> <head> <title>detach</title> </head> <body> <p id="targetP">This is 99codingexample.</p><br /> <input type="button" id="detach" value="Detach"/> <input type="button" id="reset" value="Reset" onclick="location.reload()" /> </body> </html>