<html> <body> <script language="JavaScript"> function function1() { var myNode = document.all.myParagraph.childNodes(0); var myNew = myNode.splitText(5); alert(myNew.nodeValue); } </script> <p id="myParagraph">This is some <b>sample</b> <b>sample</b> <b>sample</b> <b>sample</b>text</p> <input type="button" value="Click here to split" onClick="function1();"> </body> </html>