JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<p>Lorem ipsum</p>

CSS

p {
    font-size: 23pt;
}

JavaScript

$(function(){
            $('p').html(
                $('p').text().replace(/(\w)/g,'<span>$1</span>')
            );

            $('p span').hover(
                function(){
                    $(this).css('background-color', '#f88');
                },
                function(){
                    $(this).css('background-color', '');
                }
            ).css('cursor','default');
        });