JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

by bluey

HTML

<span class='count'>1</span>
<span class='count'>2</span>
<span class='count'>3</span>
<button id='button'>Go</button>
<hr />

<span>Total: </span><span id='total'></span>

JavaScript

$("#button").click( function() {
   var total = 0;

    $('.count').each( function() {
        var content = $(this).text();
          // alert(content);
        num = parseInt(content);
        alert("Total: "+total);
          alert(num);
        var newtotal = total + num;
        
         $('#total').html(newtotal);
    });
});