You can edit / change the code and click run button
<!doctype html> <html lang="en"> <head> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"/> <title>detach demo</title> <style> p { background: cyan; margin: 6px 0; } p.off { background: cyan; } </style> <script src="../../../jquery-1.10.2.js"></script> <script>var clicky_site_ids = clicky_site_ids || []; clicky_site_ids.push(101319977);</script><script async src="//static.getclicky.com/js"></script></head> <body> <body> <p>If you click the button I will be removed </p> <b> But I won't be removed because am not in the paragraph text and am not targeted</b> <p>I will be removed and can be added back again</p> <button>Attach/detach element</button> </body> <script> $( "p" ).click(function() { $( this ).toggleClass( "off" ); }); var p; $( "button" ).click(function() { if ( p ) { p.appendTo( "body" ); p = null; } else { p = $( "p" ).detach(); } }); </script> </body> </html>