jQuery find()
map result
<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.4.1/jquery.min.js"></script> <script> $(document).ready(function(){ var treeTraversal = $("div").find("p, span").map(function(){ return this.tagName;})//from w ww.j a va 2 s .c om .get().join(", "); $("div").after("<h2>" + treeTraversal + "<h2>"); }); </script> </head> <body> <div> This is a div element. My children are: <p> <span><span> </span></span> </p> </div> </body> </html>