SO - 28824227

by Arun P Johny

HTML

<div class="dontsplit" onmouseover="selCode('c111');">
  Face savoring delicious food <span class="notranslate" id="c111">😊</span>
</div>

JavaScript

function selCode(objId) {
    if (document.selection) {
        var range = document.body.createTextRange();
        range.moveToElementText(document.getElementById(objId));
        range.select();
    } else if (window.getSelection) {
        var range = document.createRange();
        range.selectNode(document.getElementById(objId));
        window.getSelection().removeAllRanges();
        window.getSelection().addRange(range);
    }
}