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<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <style> .ancestors * { display: block; border: 2px solid lightgrey; color: lightgrey; padding: 5px; margin: 15px; } </style> <script src="/lib/jquery-1.12.2.min.js"></script> <script> $(document).ready(function(){ $("span").parent("li").css({"color": "red", "border": "2px solid red"}); }); </script> </head> <body class="ancestors">body (great-great-grandparent) <div style="width:500px;">div (great-grandparent) <ul>ul (grandparent) <li>li (direct parent) <span>span</span> </li> <li>li (direct parent) <span>span</span> </li> </ul> </div> </body> </html>