JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

by Dineshkani

HTML

<div id="firstdiv">
    <div id="secondiv">
        Hello world
    </div>
</div>

JavaScript

//jquery

alert($("#firstdiv").text()); //Gets only the text within the element

//Note .html() will show all the HTML element inside your selector but .text() shows only the text in your selector.

//Javascript 

alert(document.getElementById("secondiv").textContent); //Gets only the text within the element.

//Note .innerHTML will show all the HTML element inside your selector but .textContent show only the text.