JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

by Darby Rathbone

HTML

<div id="display"></div>
<a href="">stuff</a>
select something and then click<button id='me'>me</button>

JavaScript

var selObj, newobject, range;


document.getElementById('me').addEventListener('click',function(){
        selObj = window.getSelection();
    console.dir(selObj);
   newobject = selObj.getRangeAt().cloneRange().cloneContents();
    
    range = selObj.getRangeAt();  
    document.getElementById('me').appendChild(newobject); 
});