Node: parentNode property - Web APIs | MDN

Value

A Node that is the parent of the current node. The parent of an element is an Element node, a Document node, or a DocumentFragment node.

Example

Using parentNode

This example removes a node from the tree, unless it's not in the tree already.

js

if (node.parentNode) {
  node.parentNode.removeChild(node);
}

Specifications

Specification
DOM
# ref-for-dom-node-parentnode①

Browser compatibility

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