# .removeAttr()

Categories: Attributes | Manipulation > General Attributes

## .removeAttr( attributeName ) Returns: jQuery

Description: Remove an attribute from each element in the set of matched elements.

- #### version added: 1.0.removeAttr( attributeName )

  attributeNameAn attribute to remove.

The `.removeAttr()` method uses the JavaScript `removeAttribute()` function, but it has the advantage of being able to be called directly on a jQuery object and it accounts for different attribute naming across browsers.

Note: Removing an inline `onclick` event handler using `.removeAttr()` doesn't achieve the desired effect in Internet Explorer 6, 7, or 8. To avoid potential problems, use `.prop()` instead:

    $element.prop("onclick", null);
    console.log("onclick property: ", $element[0].onclick);

The behavior of `.removeAttr()` may be updated to better handle this in the future. For the time being, however, setting `.prop("onclick", null)` should be considered the standard cross-browser solution.

### Example:

#### Clicking the button enables the input next to it.

    <!DOCTYPE html>
    <html>
    <head>
      <script src="http://code.jquery.com/jquery-1.7rc2.js"></script>
    </head>
    <body>
      <button>Enable</button>
    <input type="text" title="hello there" />
    <div id="log"></div>

    <script>
    (function() {
      var inputTitle = $("input").attr("title");
      $("button").click(function () {
        var input = $(this).next();

        if ( input.attr("title") == inputTitle ) {
          input.removeAttr("title")
        } else {
          input.attr("title", inputTitle);
        }

        $("#log").html( "input title is now " + input.attr("title") );
      });
    })();
    </script>

    </body>
    </html>

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