How would I insert a JavaScript variable into HTML?

Question

I want to do something like this:

<span class="scoreboard">Your score is ${score}</span>

and then have javascript like this:

let score;
// do score stuff

Basically have dynamic HTML. I googled this but didn't find anything relevant. I have this right now

function draw() {
  // ignore this game.screen.innerHTML = "";
  // and this tilemap.map.forEach(elem => game.screen.innerHTML += `${elem}<br>`);
  game.scoreboard.innerHTML = `Score: ${player.collected}`;
}

this is mostly personal preference so I understand that its irrelevant

This is only really possible using template languages which compile to JS/HTML. Like Mustache, handlebars, JSX, etc. — evolutionxbox
– evolutionxbox, Commented Nov 21, 2021 at 13:50
Tools like the ones I've already mentioned usually introduce an extra build step before producing the final HTML/JS. This is if you don't want server-side rendered code, like PHP, node, C#, etc. People use libraries like react if they need client-side reactive template code. — evolutionxbox
– evolutionxbox, Commented Nov 21, 2021 at 13:53

Viktor · Accepted Answer · 2021-11-21 13:55:08Z

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Like so?

let score = 5;
document.querySelector('span.scoreboard').innerText = `Your score is ${score}`;

You need something more than HTML to create dynamic content.

edited Nov 21, 2021 at 13:55

answered Nov 21, 2021 at 13:48

Viktor

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David Over a year ago

a way to do it in the HTML only? if this is the only way im fine its just personal preference here

Viktor Over a year ago

You can't handle variables in HTML in the way I think you're asking for.

Youssouf Oumar · Accepted Answer · 2023-09-24 16:02:35Z

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You could do it this way:

let score;
// do score stuff
document.querySelector(".scoreboard").innertText = `Your score is ${score}`;

edited Sep 24, 2023 at 16:02

answered Nov 21, 2021 at 13:49

Youssouf Oumar

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David Over a year ago

I know that but I want to do it in cleaner way

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