parentElement Method
Returns an IHTMLElement object that represents the element that is one level up in the HTML element hierarchy.
expression.parentElement
*expression * Required. An expression that returns an IHTMLTxtRange object.
Example
The following example returns the parent element of the currently selected text.
Dim objRange As IHTMLTxtRange
Dim objElement As IHTMLElement
Set objRange = ActiveDocument.selection.createRange
Set objElement = objRange.parentElement
Applies to | IHTMLTxtRange Object