JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground
by marcgrabow
HTML
<div class="myControl" id="start">
<div>
<div class="buttons">select this</div>
<div class="myControl">
<div class="buttons">dont select this</div>
</div>
<div>
<div class="buttons">select this</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
JavaScript
$('#start').find('.buttons:not("div.myControl div.buttons ")').css('color','red');