JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<html><body><div><p>Hello, World!</p><p>Ciao!</p></div>
    <textarea id="textArea" name="post-text" cols="92" rows="15" tabindex="101">
</textarea></body>
</html>

JavaScript

$(function(){
    var body = $('html').find('div');
    var text = body.html(); //  returns ""
    $("#textArea").val(text);
});