# HTML DOM createTextNode() Method

Document Object

## Example

Create a text node:

var t = document.createTextNode("Hello World");

The result will be:

Hello World
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HTML elements often consists of both an element node and a text node.

To create a header (e.g. <h1>), you must create both an <h1> element and a text node:

## Example

Create a <h1> element with some text:

var h = document.createElement("H1") // Create a <h1> element
var t = document.createTextNode("Hello World"); // Create a text node
h.appendChild(t); // Append the text to <h1>

The result will be:

# Hello World

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More "Try it Yourself" examples below.

## Definition and Usage

The createTextNode() method creates a Text Node with the specified text.

Tip: Use the createElement() method to create an Element Node with the specified name.

Tip: After the Text Node is created, use the element.appendChild() or element.insertBefore() method to append it to an element.

## Browser Support

Method |  |  |  |  |
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
createTextNode() | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes

## Syntax

document.createTextNode(text)

## Parameter Values

Parameter | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
text | String | Required. The text of the Text node

## Technical Details

DOM Version: | Core Level 1 Document Object
Return Value: | A Text Node object with the created Text Node

## More Examples

## Example

Create a <p> element with some text:

var para = document.createElement("P"); // Create a <p> element
var t = document.createTextNode("This is a paragraph."); // Create a text node
para.appendChild(t); // Append the text to <p>
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