JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground
HTML
<div id="test">
<div id="div1">
<div id="div2">
blah blah
</div>
</div>
</div>
JavaScript
var html = $("<div />").append($("#div1").clone()).html();
console.log(html);
<div id="test">
<div id="div1">
<div id="div2">
blah blah
</div>
</div>
</div>
var html = $("<div />").append($("#div1").clone()).html();
console.log(html);