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<head>

  <meta charset="utf-8">

  <title>jQuery .parent() — tag names</title>

  <style>

    div, p { margin: 10px; }

  </style>

</head>

<body>

  <div>

    <p>Hello <span>world</span></p>

    <p>Again <em>here</em></p>

  </div>

  <script src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-3.7.1.min.js"></script>

  <script>

    $("*", document.body).each(function() {

      var parentTag = $(this).parent().get(0).tagName;

      $(this).prepend(document.createTextNode(parentTag + " > "));

    });

  </script>

</body>

</html>

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