JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground
by doug65536
HTML
<div class='pagination'>
<a href='#'>1</a>
<a href='#'>2</a>
3
<a href='#'>4</a>
</div>
JavaScript
var notempty = $('.pagination').contents().filter(function() {
return this.nodeType == 3 && this.parent.nodeTag != 'a';
});
console.log(notempty);