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title: "Difference between replaceWith() and replaceAll() method in jQuery?"  
description: "Difference between replaceWith() and replaceAll() method in jQuery?"  
author: "Ethan Karla"  
published: 2021-07-28  
updated: 2023-11-27  
canonical: https://www.mindstick.com/forum/156652/difference-between-replacewith-and-replaceall-method-in-jquery  
category: "jquery"  
tags: ["jquery"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# Difference between replaceWith() and replaceAll() method in jQuery?

What is the [difference](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/157114/good-news-or-bad-news-and-the-difference-is) between replaceWith() and replaceAll() [method in jQuery](https://www.mindstick.com/forum/156655/trim-method-in-jquery)?

## Replies

### Reply by Aryan Kumar

In jQuery, **replaceWith** and **replaceAll** are two methods that serve different purposes when it comes to DOM manipulation.

## replaceWith:

- The **replaceWith** [method](https://www.mindstick.com/forum/166/webservice-method) replaces each element in the set of matched elements with the provided content or elements.
- It takes one or more parameters that represent the new content to be inserted.
- The existing elements are removed and replaced with the specified content.

## replaceAll:

- The **replaceAll** method is used to replace each target element in the set of matched elements with the set of elements selected by the provided selector, jQuery object, or HTML string.
- It returns the set of elements that were removed.

In summary:

- **replaceWith** replaces the selected elements with the specified content.
- **replaceAll** replaces each target element with the set of elements provided by a selector, jQuery object, or HTML string.

Choose the method that aligns with your specific use case and the elements you want to manipulate in the DOM.


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