How to remove "onclick" with JQuery?

Removing onclick property

Suppose you added your click event inline, like this :

<button id="myButton" onclick="alert('test')">Married</button>

Then, you can remove the event like this :

$("#myButton").prop('onclick', null); // Removes 'onclick' property if found

Removing click event listeners

Suppose you added your click event by defining an event listener, like this :

$("button").on("click", function() { alert("clicked!"); });

... or like this:

$("button").click(function() { alert("clicked!"); });

Then, you can remove the event like this :

$("#myButton").off('click');          // Removes other events if found

Removing both

If you're uncertain how your event has been added, you can combine both, like this :

$("#myButton").prop('onclick', null)  // Removes 'onclick' property if found
              .off('click');          // Removes other events if found

Old Way (pre-1.7):

$("...").attr("onclick", "").unbind("click");

New Way (1.7+):

$("...").prop("onclick", null).off("click");

(Replace ... with the selector you need.)

// use the "[attr=value]" syntax to avoid syntax errors with special characters (like "$")
$('[id="a$id"]').prop('onclick',null).off('click');

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if you are using jquery 1.7

$('html').off('click');

else

$('html').unbind('click');

I know this is quite old, but when a lost stranger finds this question looking for an answer (like I did) then this is the best way to do it, instead of using removeAttr():

$element.prop("onclick", null);

Citing jQuerys official doku:

"Removing an inline onclick event handler using .removeAttr() doesn't achieve the desired effect in Internet Explorer 6, 7, or 8. To avoid potential problems, use .prop() instead"