JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground
HTML
<div id="holder" contentEditable="true">
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</div>
<br>
<div>nodeName: <span id="nodename"></span></div>
JavaScript
if (document.addEventListener) {
document.getElementById('holder').addEventListener('mouseover', function (e) {
document.getElementById('nodename')
.innerHTML = e.target.nodeName;
}, false);
} else {
document.getElementById('holder').attachEvent('onmouseover', function (e) {
document.getElementById('nodename')
.innerHTML = e.srcElement.nodeName;
});
}