# parentElement

Returns the parent element of the selected DOM-element.

## Usage[​](#usage "Direct link to Usage")

```
await $(selector).parentElement()
```

## Examples[​](#examples "Direct link to Examples")

index.html

```
<div class="parent">
    <p>Sibling One</p>
    <p>Sibling Two</p>
    <p>Sibling Three</p>
</div>
```

parentElement.js

```
it('should get class from parent element', async () => {
    const elem = await $$('p');
    const parent = await elem[2].parentElement()
    console.log(await parent.getAttribute('class')); // outputs: "parent"
});
```

## Returns[​](#returns "Direct link to Returns")

* **\<WebdriverIO.Element>**