[フレーム]

JS Reference

JS by Category JS by Alphabet

JavaScript

JS Arrays JS Boolean JS Classes JS Dates JS Error JS Global JS Iterators JS JSON JS Maps JS Math JS Numbers JS Objects JS Operators JS Assignment JS Arithmetic JS Comparison JS Logical Operators JS Bitwise Operators JS Misc Operators JS Precedence JS Promises JS RegExp Patterns JS RegExp Reference JS Sets JS Statements JS Strings JS Typed Arrays JS Typed Reference

Window

Window Object Window Console Window History Window Location Window Navigator Window Screen

HTML DOM

HTML Documents HTML Elements
accessKey addEventListener() after() append() appendChild() attributes before() blur() childElementCount childNodes children classList className click() clientHeight clientLeft clientTop clientWidth cloneNode() closest() compareDocumentPosition() contains() contentEditable dir firstChild firstElementChild focus() getAttribute() getAttributeNode() getBoundingClientRect() getElementsByClassName() getElementsByTagName() hasAttribute() hasAttributes() hasChildNodes() id innerHTML innerText insertAdjacentElement() insertAdjacentHTML() insertAdjacentText() insertBefore() isContentEditable isDefaultNamespace() isEqualNode() isSameNode() isSupported() lang lastChild lastElementChild matches() namespaceURI nextSibling nextElementSibling nodeName nodeType nodeValue normalize() offsetHeight offsetWidth offsetLeft offsetParent offsetTop outerHTML outerText ownerDocument parentNode parentElement previousSibling previousElementSibling querySelector() querySelectorAll() remove() removeAttribute() removeAttributeNode() removeChild() removeEventListener() replaceChild() scrollHeight scrollIntoView() scrollLeft scrollTop scrollWidth setAttribute() setAttributeNode() style tabIndex tagName textContent title
HTML Attributes HTML Collection HTML NodeList HTML DOMTokenList HTML Styles
alignContent alignItems alignSelf animation animationDelay animationDirection animationDuration animationFillMode animationIterationCount animationName animationTimingFunction animationPlayState background backgroundAttachment backgroundClip backgroundColor backgroundImage backgroundOrigin backgroundPosition backgroundRepeat backgroundSize backfaceVisibility border borderBottom borderBottomColor borderBottomLeftRadius borderBottomRightRadius borderBottomStyle borderBottomWidth borderCollapse borderColor borderImage borderImageOutset borderImageRepeat borderImageSlice borderImageSource borderImageWidth borderLeft borderLeftColor borderLeftStyle borderLeftWidth borderRadius borderRight borderRightColor borderRightStyle borderRightWidth borderSpacing borderStyle borderTop borderTopColor borderTopLeftRadius borderTopRightRadius borderTopStyle borderTopWidth borderWidth bottom boxShadow boxSizing captionSide caretColor clear clip color columnCount columnFill columnGap columnRule columnRuleColor columnRuleStyle columnRuleWidth columns columnSpan columnWidth counterIncrement counterReset cssFloat cursor direction display emptyCells filter flex flexBasis flexDirection flexFlow flexGrow flexShrink flexWrap font fontFamily fontSize fontStyle fontVariant fontWeight fontSizeAdjust height isolation justifyContent left letterSpacing lineHeight listStyle listStyleImage listStylePosition listStyleType margin marginBottom marginLeft marginRight marginTop maxHeight maxWidth minHeight minWidth objectFit objectPosition opacity order orphans outline outlineColor outlineOffset outlineStyle outlineWidth overflow overflowX overflowY padding paddingBottom paddingLeft paddingRight paddingTop pageBreakAfter pageBreakBefore pageBreakInside perspective perspectiveOrigin position quotes resize right scrollBehavior tableLayout tabSize textAlign textAlignLast textDecoration textDecorationColor textDecorationLine textDecorationStyle textIndent textOverflow textShadow textTransform top transform transformOrigin transformStyle transition transitionProperty transitionDuration transitionTimingFunction transitionDelay unicodeBidi userSelect verticalAlign visibility width wordBreak wordSpacing wordWrap widows zIndex

HTML Events

HTML Events HTML Event Objects HTML Event Properties HTML Event Methods

Web APIs

API Canvas API Console API Fetch API Fullscreen API Geolocation API History API MediaQueryList API Storage API Validation API Web

HTML Objects

<a> <abbr> <address> <area> <article> <aside> <audio> <b> <base> <bdo> <blockquote> <body> <br> <button> <canvas> <caption> <cite> <code> <col> <colgroup> <datalist> <dd> <del> <details> <dfn> <dialog> <div> <dl> <dt> <em> <embed> <fieldset> <figcaption> <figure> <footer> <form> <head> <header> <h1> - <h6> <hr> <html> <i> <iframe> <img> <ins> <input> button <input> checkbox <input> color <input> date <input> datetime <input> datetime-local <input> email <input> file <input> hidden <input> image <input> month <input> number <input> password <input> radio <input> range <input> reset <input> search <input> submit <input> text <input> time <input> url <input> week <kbd> <label> <legend> <li> <link> <map> <mark> <menu> <menuitem> <meta> <meter> <nav> <object> <ol> <optgroup> <option> <output> <p> <param> <pre> <progress> <q> <s> <samp> <script> <section> <select> <small> <source> <span> <strong> <style> <sub> <summary> <sup> <table> <tbody> <td> <tfoot> <th> <thead> <tr> <textarea> <time> <title> <track> <u> <ul> <var> <video>

Other References

CSSStyleDeclaration JS Conversion


HTML DOM Element firstElementChild

Examples

Get the HTML content of the first child element:

let text = element.firstElementChild.innerHTML;
Try it Yourself »

Get the tag name of the first child element of "myDIV":

let text = document.getElementById("myDIV").firstElementChild.tagName;
Try it Yourself »

Get the text of the first child element of a <select> element:

let text = document.getElementById("mySelect").firstElementChild.text;
Try it Yourself »

Description

The firstElementChild property returns the first child element of the specified element.

The firstElementChild property is read-only.

The firstElementChild property returns the same as children[0].

Nodes vs Elements

In the HTML DOM terminology:

Nodes are all nodes (element nodes, text nodes, and comment nodes).

Whitespace between elements are also text nodes.

Elements are only element nodes.

childNodes vs children

childNodes returns child nodes (element nodes, text nodes, and comment nodes).

children returns child elements (not text and comment nodes).

firstChild vs firstElementChild

firstChild returns the first child node (an element node, a text node or a comment node). Whitespace between elements are also text nodes.

firstElementChild returns the first child element (not text and comment nodes).

lastChild vs lastElementChild

lastChild returns the last child node (an element node, a text node or a comment node). Whitespace between elements are also text nodes.

lastElementChild returns the last child element (not text and comment nodes).

Syntax

element.firstElementChild

Return Value

Type Description
Node The first child element of an element.
nullif no child element exists.

Browser Support

element.firstElementChild is a DOM Level 3 (2004) feature.

It is fully supported in all modern browsers:

Chrome Edge Firefox Safari Opera IE
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 11
×

Contact Sales

If you want to use W3Schools services as an educational institution, team or enterprise, send us an e-mail:
sales@w3schools.com

Report Error

If you want to report an error, or if you want to make a suggestion, send us an e-mail:
help@w3schools.com

FORUM ABOUT ACADEMY
W3Schools is optimized for learning and training. Examples might be simplified to improve reading and learning.
Tutorials, references, and examples are constantly reviewed to avoid errors, but we cannot warrant full correctness
of all content. While using W3Schools, you agree to have read and accepted our terms of use, cookie and privacy policy.

Copyright 1999-2025 by Refsnes Data. All Rights Reserved. W3Schools is Powered by W3.CSS.

AltStyle によって変換されたページ (->オリジナル) /