HTML DOM Element offsetParent Property

Get the offsetParent of "myDIV":

let node = document.getElementById("myDIV").offsetParent;

Description

The offsetParent property returns the nearest ancestor that has a position other than static.

The offsetParent property returns null if the element is not visible (display="none").

All block-level elements report offsets relative to the offset parent:

The offset parent is the nearest ancestor that has a position other than static.

If no offset parent exists, the offset parent is the document body.

element.offsetParent

Type	Description
Node	The nearest positioned ancestor.

element.offsetParent is supported in all browsers:


Chrome	Edge	Firefox	Safari	Opera	IE
Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes