JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground
by dmethvin
HTML
<div id='foo>'>#foo></div>
<div id='<bar'>#<bar</div>
<div id='<buz>'>#<buz></div>
<div id='>qux<'>#>qux<</div>
JavaScript
$(function(){
$('#foo\\>').css('background', '#99ff99'); // OK
$('#\\<bar').css('background', '#99ff99'); // OK
$('#\\<buz\\>').css('background', '#99ff99'); // NG
$('#\\>qux\\<').css('background', '#99ff99'); // OK
});