JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<cite class="fn">blabla</cite>
<cite class="fn">bla2bla</cite>
<cite class="fn">blabla4</cite>

JavaScript

var searchText = 'blabla';

$('cite.fn').filter(function () {
    return $(this).text() === searchText;
}).css('color', 'red');