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Why isn't my click event firing on dynamically added elements in the DOM?

Asked on Oct 20, 2025

Answer

When you add elements to the DOM dynamically, direct event listeners attached before their creation won't work. Instead, use event delegation by attaching the event listener to a parent element that exists when the page loads.

<!-- BEGIN COPY / PASTE -->
        document.getElementById("parentElement").addEventListener("click", function(event) {
            if (event.target && event.target.matches(".dynamic-element")) {
                console.log("Dynamic element clicked!");
            }
        });
        <!-- END COPY / PASTE -->

Additional Comment:

Attach the event listener to a parent element that exists when the page loads, like "parentElement".
Use "event.target.matches" to check if the clicked element matches the selector ".dynamic-element".
This approach ensures that the event listener works for both existing and dynamically added elements.

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Why isn't my click event firing on dynamically added elements in the DOM?

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