JAVASCRIPT

get parent element javascript

var parent = element.parentElement;

get parent html js

var x = document.getElementById("myLI").parentNode;

get parent element javascript

var parent = element.parentElement;
//OR
e.target.parentNode  //target parent

<div>
  <span onclick="this.parentElement.style.display = 'none';">x</span>
</div>

javascript get parent by tag

// If you want to target the parent by tagName you could use .closest(selector); like :
var x = document.getElementById("myLI").closest('section');
// NOTE : Take a look to the Browser compatibility section.

get parent html js

e.target.parentNode  //target parent