JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<textarea class="export"></textarea>

CSS

.export{
    width: 500px;
}

JavaScript

var strVar="";
strVar += "<ul>";
strVar += "  <li>Coffee<\/li>";
strVar += "  <li>Tea<\/li>";
strVar += "  <li>Milk<\/li>";
strVar += "<\/ul>";

$('.export').html(strVar);
var data = $(".export").html();

function myDecode(s){
    return s.replace(/\&lt;/g,"<").replace(/\&gt;/g, ">");
}
console.log("data: "+data);
console.log("data: " + myDecode(data));
$("body").append(myDecode(data));