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JavaScript - insert HTML element before element

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In this article, we would like to show you how to insert HTML element before the element using insertBefore function in JavaScript.

Quick solution:

Hint: by using parentElement.insertBefore(newElement, parentElement.firstChild) we can add new element at first position.

 

Practical examples

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Example 1 - insert before indicated element (between elements)

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In this example, we will insert a new paragraph before child-2 element.

 

Example 2 - insert as first element

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In this example, we will insert a new paragraph before all child elements inside the parent.

 

See also

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  1. JavaScript - Node insertBefore() method example 

Alternative titles

  1. JavaScript - insertBefore() method example
  2. JavaScript - add HTML element before (like append)
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