JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<link rel="stylesheet" href="http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jqueryui/1.8/themes/dot-luv/jquery-ui.css">

JavaScript

var test = $('<span/>')
    .append($('<span/>')
            .append($('<a>').attr('href', 'http://google.com').text('foo'))
           )
    .append($('<span/>').text('Google'));

$('body').append(test);