Remove and Empty Elements in jQuery

Remove and Empty Elements in jQuery — a practical guide to jQuery remove empty with clear examples you can reuse in real projects.

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Short description

detach() removes but keeps data/events for reinsertion.

remove empty detach

$('#note').remove();
$('#list').empty();
var $tmp = $('#widget').detach();