parentElement. parentElement is the parent element of the current node. This is always a DOM Element object, or null .

What is the difference between parentNode and parentElement?

The only difference comes when a node's parentNode is not an element. If so, parentElement is null . Since the <html> element ( document. documentElement ) doesn't have a parent that is an element, parentElement is null .

What is parent in HTML?

A parent is an element that is directly above and connected to an element in the document tree. In the diagram below, the <div> is a parent to the <ul>. A child is an element that is directly below and connected to an element in the document tree.