JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<ul id="jow">
	<li><a href="">Item</a></li>	
	<li><a href="">Item</a></li>
	<li class="active"><a href="">Item</a></li>	
	<li><a href="">Item</a></li>
	<li><a href="">Item</a></li>
</ul>

<div id="ieps"></div>

JavaScript

function simple(){
	
		var li = document.querySelectorAll(".active");
		var ul = li[0].parentNode;
		var getULchild = ul.children[0];
		
		var ieps = document.getElementById("ieps");
		
		ieps.innerHTML += "ul will return = " + ul + "<br>";
		ieps.innerHTML += "li will return = " + li + "<br><br>";		
		
		ieps.innerHTML += "ul[0] will return: " + ul[0] + "<br>";
		ieps.innerHTML += "li[0] will return: " + li[0] + "<br><br>";
		

	}


simple();