JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground
by Matt Ball
HTML
<ul>
<li class="but"><a href="#">ONE WORD<small>Other words here</small></a></li>
<li class="but"><a href="#">ONE WORD<small>Other words here</small></a></li>
<li class="but"><a href="#">ONE WORD<small>Other words here</small></a></li>
<li class="but"><a href="#">ONE WORD<small>Other words here</small></a></li>
</ul>
CSS
.but span {
outline: 1px solid black;
}
JavaScript
$('ul > li.but > a').html(function (i, oldHtml)
{
return oldHtml.replace(/(\s)(\w+)/, '$1<span>$2</span>');
});