JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground
HTML
<link rel="stylesheet" href="http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jqueryui/1.8.2/themes/ui-lightness/jquery-ui.css">
<table>
<tr>
<td>
hello world! I am new to JQuery
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<input type="text" id="displayingText" value="">
JavaScript
$(function() {
$('#displayingText').val( $('table td').text() );
});