Adds one or more nodes or strings to the end of a parent element.
Adds a single node to the end of a parent element.
Can Append Text?
✅ Yes, can append both text and elements.
❌ No, only Node elements can be appended.
Multiple Arguments?
✅ Yes, can append multiple nodes/strings at once.
❌ No, can only append one node at a time.
Return Value
❌ Returns undefined.
✅ Returns the appended node.
Works with Document Fragments?
✅ Yes.
✅ Yes.
Browser Support
✅ Modern browsers (ES6+).
✅ All browsers (Older & Modern).
🔹 Example Code
const div = document.getElementById("example");
// Using append()
div.append("Hello ", document.createElement("span"));
// ✅ Appends both text and a span element
// Using appendChild()
const span = document.createElement("span");
span.textContent = "World!";
div.appendChild(span);
// ❌ Cannot append text directly
🎯 Key Differences
Scenario
Use
Adding both text and elements
✅ append()
Adding only elements
✅ appendChild()
Appending multiple elements at once
✅ append()
Ensuring compatibility with old browsers
✅ appendChild()
🚀 Best Practice: Use append() if you need to add both text and elements, otherwise, appendChild() works fine.
