innerHTML inserts only [object HTMLDivElement]

Question

i want to insert a htmlsnippet into another html-element

i tried it this way

the html

    insert this html elemen         


        
      

Answer 1

innerHTML doesn't insert DOM nodes, just strings.
Use appendChild instead

var box1 = document.querySelector(".box1"); 
var box2 = document.querySelector(".box2");

box2.appendChild( box1 );