JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground
by limond
HTML
<div id='content-area'>
<h1>Heading</h1>
<p>A paragraph or two</p>
<ul>
<li>item 1</li>
<li>item 2</li>
</ul>
<table>
<tr><td>TEST</td><td>TEST2</td></tr>
</table>
</div>
<div id="output"></div>
JavaScript
$("#output").text($("#content-area").html().replace(/([\s\n]*<[^>]*>[\s\n]*)+/g," "));