One of many JavaScript HTML methods is getElementById().
This example uses the method to "find" an HTML element (with id="demo") and changes the element content (innerHTML) to "Hello JavaScript".
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javascript can change HTML content
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>
<h2>What Can JavaScript Do?</h2>
<p id="demo">JavaScript can change HTML content.</p>
<button type="button" onclick='document.getElementById("demo").innerHTML = "Hello JavaScript!"'>Click Me!</button>
</body>
</html>
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javascript can change the HTML attribute values
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>
<h2>What Can JavaScript Do?</h2>
<p>JavaScript can change HTML attribute values.</p>
<p>In this case JavaScript changes the value of the src (source) attribute of an image.</p>
<button onclick="document.getElementById('myImage').src='pic_bulbon.gif'">Turn on the light</button>
<img id="myImage" src="pic_bulboff.gif" style="width:100px">
<button onclick="document.getElementById('myImage').src='pic_bulboff.gif'">Turn off the light</button>
</body>
</html>
on clicking the button "Turn on light " the blub gets on and on clicking "Turn off light" the bulb gets off.
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javascript can show HTML elements
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>
<h2>What Can JavaScript Do?</h2>
<p>JavaScript can show hidden HTML elements.</p>
<p id="demo" style="display:none">Hello JavaScript!</p>
<button type="button" onclick="document.getElementById('demo').style.display='block'">Click Me!</button>
</body>
</html>
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javascript can change HTML styles(css)
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>
<h2>What Can JavaScript Do?</h2>
<p id="demo">JavaScript can change the style of an HTML element.</p>
<button type="button" onclick="document.getElementById('demo').style.fontSize='35px'">Click Me!</button>
</body>
</html>
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javascript can hide HTML elements
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>
<h2>What Can JavaScript Do?</h2>
<p id="demo">JavaScript can hide HTML elements.</p>
<button type="button" onclick="document.getElementById('demo').style.display='none'">Click Me!</button>
</body>
</html>