Element.previousElementSibling
The Element.previousElementSibling
read-only property returns the Element
immediately prior to the specified one in its parent's children list, or null
if the specified element is the first one in the list.
Syntax
// Getter element = el.previousElementSibling; // No setter; read-only property
Example
<div id="div-01">Here is div-01</div> <div id="div-02">Here is div-02</div> <li>This is a list item</li> <li>This is another list item</li> <div id="div-03">Here is div-03</div> <script> let el = document.getElementById('div-03').previousElementSibling; document.write('<p>Siblings of div-03</p><ol>'); while (el) { document.write('<li>' + el.nodeName + '</li>'); el = el.previousElementSibling; } document.write('</ol>'); </script>
This example outputs the following into the page when it loads:
Siblings of div-03 1. LI 2. LI 3. DIV 4. DIV
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 | |
previousElementSibling |
1 |
12 |
3.5 |
9 |
10 |
4 |
≤37 |
18 |
4 |
10.1 |
3 |
1.0 |
See also
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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Element/previousElementSibling