<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>
<p>Example list:</p>
<ul>
<li id="item1">Coffee (first li)</li>
<li id="item2">Tea (second li)</li>
</ul>
<p>Click the button to get the HTML content of the previous sibling of the second list item.</p>
<button onclick="myFunction()">Try it</button>
<p><strong>Note:</strong> The previousElementSibling property is not supported in IE8 and earlier versions.</p>
<p id="demo"></p>
<script>
function myFunction() {
var x = document.getElementById("item2").previousElementSibling.innerHTML;
window.alert(x);
}
</script>
</body>
</html>