How to check what an element is if we only know its ID?

Question

If we only know the ID of an element, is it possible to check using javascript or jQuery what kind of an element it is, whether its textarea, div, span or something else?

Answer 1

By using jQuery:

$("#someid").prop("tagName");

By using JavaScript:

document.getElementById("someid").tagName;

Answer 2

document.querySelector('#id').nodeName