JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

by Sam Liew

HTML

<div>something i need</div>

<span>x</span><span>x</span><span>x</span>

<div>something i need</div>

<span>x</span><span>x</span><span>x</span>

<div>something i need</div>

<span>x</span><span>x</span><span>x</span>

<div>something i need</div>

JavaScript

$('span').each(function() {
    while($(this).prop('tagName') == $(this).next().prop('tagName'))
        $(this).next().remove();
});