myExcerpt.replace(regexp

by nathanbweb

HTML

<span id="test">ברא אלהים אַבְרָ֔םא לֶךְ ־לְךָ֛ מֵאַרְצְךָ֥</span>

CSS

span {font-size:x-large}
span.highlight { background: #ffcc00; font-size:xx-large }

JavaScript

var myExcerpt = $('#test').html();
var myHilite = myExcerpt.replace(/(\u05D0)\b/g,"<span class='highlight'>$1</span>");
$('#test').html(myHilite);