<html><head><script src="https://libs.baidu.com/jquery/2.1.4/jquery.min.js"></script><script>$(document).ready(function(){ $("button").click(function(){ $("#div1").remove(); });});</script></head><body><div id="div1" style="height:100px;width:300px;border:1px solid black;background-color:yellow;">This is some text in the div.<p>This is a paragraph in the div.</p><p>This is another paragraph in the div.</p></div><br><button>Remove div element</button></body></html>