# Search for all parents of elements in JavaScript

`closest`

Given an element:

`<header> <div> <p> <span id="elem"></span> </p> </div> </header>`

Find the closest parent of this element, which is the `div` tag.

Given an element:

`<header> <div class="www"> <p class="www"> <span id="elem"></span> </p> </div> </header>`

Find the closest parent of this element, which is an element with the class `www`.

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