Is there a way in jQuery to remove all child nodes, but leave the

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Asked: May 20, 20262026-05-20T18:01:44+00:00 2026-05-20T18:01:44+00:00

Is there a way in jQuery to remove all child nodes, but leave the text in the node?

Such as:

<div>
    Hello
    <span>World</span>
</div>

The result would be:

<div>
    Hello
</div>

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Editorial Team · Answer 1 · 2026-05-20T18:01:45+00:00

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Try this out:

$('div').children().remove()

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