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---
title: elementContains
tags: browser,intermediate
---
Checks if the `parent` element contains the `child` element.
- Check that `parent` is not the same element as `child`.
- Use `Node.contains()` to check if the `parent` element contains the `child` element.
```js
const elementContains = (parent, child) =>
parent !== child && parent.contains(child);
```
```js
elementContains(
document.querySelector('head'),
document.querySelector('title')
);
// true
elementContains(document.querySelector('body'), document.querySelector('body'));
// false
```