Element.prepend()

The Element.prepend() method inserts a set of Node objects or DOMString objects before the first child of the Element. DOMString objects are inserted as equivalent Text nodes.

Syntax

prepend(...nodesOrDOMStrings);

Parameters

nodesOrDOMStrings

A set of Node or DOMString objects to insert.

Return value

undefined.

Exceptions

HierarchyRequestError DOMException

Thrown when the node cannot be inserted at the specified point in the hierarchy.

Examples

Prepending an element

let div = document.createElement("div");
let p = document.createElement("p");
let span = document.createElement("span");
div.append(p);
div.prepend(span);

console.log(div.childNodes); // NodeList [ <span>, <p> ]

Prepending text

let div = document.createElement("div");
div.append("Some text");
div.prepend("Headline: ");

console.log(div.textContent); // "Headline: Some text"

Prepending an element and text

let div = document.createElement("div");
let p = document.createElement("p");
div.prepend("Some text", p);

console.log(div.childNodes); // NodeList [ #text "Some text", <p> ]

The prepend method is unscopable

The prepend() method is not scoped into the with statement. See Symbol.unscopables for more information. 

let div = document.createElement("div");

with(div) {
  prepend("foo");
}
// ReferenceError: prepend is not defined

Specifications

Specification
DOM Standard
# ref-for-dom-parentnode-prepend①

Browser compatibility

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See also