Removes all matched elements from the DOM. This does NOT remove them from the jQuery object, allowing you to use the matched elements further. Can be filtered with an optional expressions. (optional) A jQuery expression to filter elements by. $("p").remove(); how are <p>Hello</p> how are <p>you?</p> $("p").remove(".hello"); how are <p>you?</p> <p class="hello">Hello</p> how are <p>you?</p>