How to remove CSS style of <style> tag using JavaScript/jQuery ?

Last Updated : 11 Oct, 2019

Given an HTML document containing inline and internal CSS and the task is to remove the style of <style> tag. The internal or embedded CSS is used within the head section of the HTML document. It is enclosed within <style> tag. Approach: The jQuery remove() and empty() methods are used to remove the CSS style of <style> element. Example 1: This example uses remove() method to remove the CSS style of <style> element.

html

<!DOCTYPE HTML>  
<html>  

<head>  
    <title>  
        How to remove CSS style of style
        tag using JavaScript/jQuery ?
    </title>
    
    <script src=
"https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.4.1/jquery.min.js">
    </script>
    
    <style>
        .parent {
            background: green;
        }
        .child {
            background: blue;
            margin: 10px;
        }
    </style>
</head>  

<body style = "text-align:center;">  
    
    <h1 style = "color:green;" >  
        GeeksForGeeks  
    </h1> 
    
    <p id = "GFG_UP" style = 
        "font-size: 15px; font-weight: bold;"> 
    </p>
    
    <div class="parent" id = "parent" 
            style = "color: red; font-size: 22px">
        Parent
        <div class="child">
            Child
        </div>
    </div>
    <br>
    
    <button onclick = "GFG_Fun()">
        click here
    </button>
    
    <p id = "GFG_DOWN" style = 
        "font-size: 24px; font-weight: bold; color: green;"> 
    </p>
    
    <script>  
        var up = document.getElementById('GFG_UP');
        var down = document.getElementById('GFG_DOWN');
        var parent = document.getElementById('parent');
        
        up.innerHTML = "Click on the button to remove "
            + "the CSS from the < style > tag only."; 
        
        function GFG_Fun() {
            $('style').remove();
            down.innerHTML = "Style tag has been removed.";
        } 
    </script>  
</body>  

</html>

Output:

Before clicking on the button:
After clicking on the button:

Example 2: This example uses jQuery empty() method to remove the CSS style of <style> element.