JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

CSS

div {
    width: 30%;
    margin: 20px auto;
    padding: 10px;
    border: 1px solid #ccc;
}

JavaScript

var str = "Hello,<br>My name is foo.";

str = str.replace(/ /g, '&nbsp;').replace(/<br>/g, ' ');

$(document.body).html('<div>' + str + '</div>');