Step 1:Create index.html file and implement below code.
<div class="ancestors"> <div style="width:500px;">div (great-grandparent) <ul>ul (grandparent) <li>li (direct parent) <span>span</span> </li> </ul> </div> <div style="width:500px;">div (grandparent) <p>p (direct parent) <span>span</span> </p> </div> </div>
<script> $(document).ready(function(){ $("span").parent().css({"color": "red", "border": "2px solid red"}); }); </script>
<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <title>How Do I Use Parent Method In JQuery With Examples</title> <meta charset="utf-8"> <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"> <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.4.1/css/bootstrap.min.css"> <script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.5.1/jquery.min.js"></script> </head> <style> body { background: black; } .ancestors * { display: block; border: 2px solid lightgrey; color: lightgrey; padding: 5px; margin: 15px; } </style> <body> <div class="container"> <br><br><br> <div class="text-center"> <h2 id="color" style="color: White;">Parent Method In JQuery </h2> </div> <br> <br> <div class="well"> <div class="ancestors"> <div style="width:500px;">div (great-grandparent) <ul>ul (grandparent) <li>li (direct parent) <span>span</span> </li> </ul> </div> <div style="width:500px;">div (grandparent) <p>p (direct parent) <span>span</span> </p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </body> </html> <script> $(document).ready(function(){ $("span").parent().css({"color": "red", "border": "2px solid red"}); }); </script>