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Node.parentElement

The read-only parentElement property of Node interface returns the DOM node's parent Element, or null if the node either has no parent, or its parent isn't a DOM Element.

Value

An Element that is the parent element of the current node, or null if there isn't one.

Example

if (node.parentElement) {
    node.parentElement.style.color = "red";
}

Specifications

Browser compatibility

Desktop Mobile
Chrome Edge Firefox Internet Explorer Opera Safari WebView Android Chrome Android Firefox for Android Opera Android Safari on IOS Samsung Internet
parentElement
1
12
9
9
Only supported on Element.
7
Before Opera 15, this feature was only supported on Element.
1.1
1
18
9
10.1
Before Opera Android 14, this feature was only supported on Element.
1
1.0

See also

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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Node/parentElement