Question

Can I assign an id to html code, without giving it any special attribute?
Specifically what I want is to be able to change my html code using JS.

I found that I can use this in html:

abc <b id="myID">def</b>

and then this in JS:

document.getElementById('myID').innerHTML = "123";

But this cause my text to be bold. I tried writing the following but it doesn’t work:

abc <id="myID">def</id>

Answer 1

You could use a div:

<div id="myID">def</div>

or a span:

<span id="myID">def</span>

and then:

document.getElementById('myID').innerHTML = "123";