--- title: Text slug: Web/API/Text translation_of: Web/API/Text ---
{{ ApiRef() }}
The Text
interface represents the textual content of {{domxref("Element")}} or {{domxref("Attr")}}. If an element has no markup within its content, it has a single child implementing Text
that contains the element's text. However, if the element contains markup, it is parsed into information items and Text
nodes that form its children.
New documents have a single Text
node for each block of text. Over time, more Text
nodes may be created as the document's content changes. The {{domxref("Node.normalize()")}} method merges adjacent Text
objects back into a single node for each block of text.
Returns a {{domxref("Boolean")}} flag indicatingwhether or not the text node contains only whitespace.
Text
nodes logically adjacent to this {{domxref("Node")}}, concatenated in document order.Text
node with the parameter as its textual content.Specification | Status | Comment |
---|---|---|
{{SpecName('DOM WHATWG', '#text', 'Text')}} | {{Spec2('DOM WHATWG')}} | Removed the isElementContentWhitespace property.Removed the replaceWholeText() method.Added the Text() constructor. |
{{SpecName('DOM3 Core', 'core.html#ID-1312295772', 'Text')}} | {{Spec2('DOM3 Core')}} | Added the isElementContentWhitespace and wholeText properties.Added the replaceWholeText() method. |
{{SpecName('DOM2 Core', 'core.html#ID-1312295772', 'Text')}} | {{Spec2('DOM2 Core')}} | No change from {{SpecName('DOM1')}}. |
{{SpecName('DOM1', 'level-one-core.html#ID-1312295772', 'Text')}} | {{Spec2('DOM1')}} | Initial definition. |
{{CompatibilityTable}}
Feature | Chrome | Firefox (Gecko) | Internet Explorer | Opera | Safari |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Basic support | 1.0 [3] | {{CompatGeckoDesktop("1.0")}} | {{CompatVersionUnknown}} | {{CompatVersionUnknown}} [3] | {{CompatVersionUnknown}} [4] |
wholeText |
1.0 | {{CompatGeckoDesktop("1.9.1")}} | {{CompatVersionUnknown}} | {{CompatVersionUnknown}} | {{CompatVersionUnknown}} |
isElementContentWhitespace |
{{CompatNo}} | {{CompatVersionUnknown}} Removed in {{CompatGeckoDesktop("10")}} |
{{CompatNo}} | {{CompatNo}} | {{CompatNo}} |
replaceWholeText |
{{CompatVersionUnknown}} [1] [2] | {{CompatGeckoDesktop("1.9.1")}} Removed in {{CompatGeckoDesktop("10")}} |
{{CompatVersionUnknown}} | {{CompatVersionUnknown}} [1] [2] | {{CompatVersionUnknown}} [4] |
Text() constructor |
28.0 | {{CompatGeckoDesktop("24.0")}} | {{CompatNo}} | 15.0 | {{CompatNo}} |
Feature | Android | Firefox Mobile (Gecko) | IE Mobile | Opera Mobile | Safari Mobile |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Basic support | {{CompatVersionUnknown}} [3] | {{CompatGeckoMobile("1.0")}} | {{CompatVersionUnknown}} | {{CompatVersionUnknown}} [3] | {{CompatVersionUnknown}} [4] |
wholeText |
{{CompatVersionUnknown}} | {{CompatGeckoMobile("1.9.1")}} | {{CompatVersionUnknown}} | {{CompatVersionUnknown}} | {{CompatVersionUnknown}} |
isElementContentWhitespace |
{{CompatNo}} | {{CompatVersionUnknown}} Removed in {{CompatGeckoMobile("10")}} |
{{CompatNo}} | {{CompatNo}} | {{CompatNo}} |
replaceWholeText |
{{CompatVersionUnknown}} [1] [2] | {{CompatGeckoMobile("1.9.1")}} Removed in {{CompatGeckoMobile("10")}} |
{{CompatVersionUnknown}} | {{CompatVersionUnknown}} [1] [2] | {{CompatVersionUnknown}} [4] |
Text() constructor |
{{CompatVersionUnknown}} | {{CompatGeckoMobile("24.0")}} | {{CompatNo}} | 15.0 | {{CompatNo}} |
[1] Chromium is currently considering dropping its support.
[2] Before Chrome 30 and Opera 17, the argument wasn't mandatory, like required by the specification.
[3] Before Chrome 30 and Opera 17, splitText()
argument was not mandatory, as required by the specification and implemented by IE and Gecko-based browsers.
[4] The argument is not mandatory, though required by the spec.