# previousElement

Returns the previous sibling element of the selected DOM-element.

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

```
await $(selector).previousElement()
```

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

index.html

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

previousElement.js

```
it('should get text from previous sibling element', async () => {
    const elem = await $$('p');
    const previousElem = await elem[1].previousElement()
    console.log(await previousElem.getText()); // outputs: "Sibling One"
});
```

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

* **\<WebdriverIO.Element>**