Remove tag around a text node using javascript

Question

If I have some HTML that looks like this:

      This is some text that is being written with
      a high         


        
      

Answer 1

it would be much easier to just change the class of the span than to actually remove it. You can use pure javascript:

document.getElementById("span id").className="";

Or jquery's toggleClass function:

 $("element").toggleClass("highlight");

Also, best practices say that you shouldn't use class names that imply a style, like highlight. Try "emphasized" instead. :D