jQuery .prepend() inserts content to the beginning of the target; difference between .prepend() and .prependTo();
js:
$(function() {
    $('div').prepend($('<em>prepend text - </em>'));
    $('p').prepend($('<em>').attr('title', 'text title attr').text('prepend text with title attr - '));
});
html:
<div>div</div> <p>paragraph</p>