How does htmlEncode convert <p> to & lt;p>?

function htmlEncode(html){
    return document.createElement("a").appendChild(document.createTextNode(html));
}
console.log(htmlEncode("

"))

output result "

"

function htmlEncode(html){
    return document.createElement("a").appendChild(document.createTextNode(html).parentNode.innerHTML);
}
console.log(htmlEncode("

"))

Why the result of the output becomes

its innerHTML is obviously

?

Jul.23,2021
MySQL Query : SELECT * FROM `codeshelper`.`v9_news` WHERE status=99 AND catid='6' ORDER BY rand() LIMIT 5
MySQL Error : Disk full (/tmp/#sql-temptable-64f5-1eaea1c-21ed.MAI); waiting for someone to free some space... (errno: 28 "No space left on device")
MySQL Errno : 1021
Message : Disk full (/tmp/#sql-temptable-64f5-1eaea1c-21ed.MAI); waiting for someone to free some space... (errno: 28 "No space left on device")
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