# parentElement property

The `parentElement` property contains a parent element.

## Syntax

`element.parentElement;`

## Example

Let's obtain the parent of the `#elem` element and display its `id`:

`<div id="parent"> <p id="elem"></p> </div>` `let elem = document.querySelector('#elem'); let id = elem.parentElement.id; console.log(id);`

The code execution result:

`'parent'`

## See also

- the `parentNode` property
  that defines a parent node

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