JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground
HTML
<div contenteditable>
<b>Lorem</b> Ipsum <b>dolor</b> sit...
</div>
<br/>
<button> Run</button>
bold = <span class="result">...</span> found
CSS
.result{
color :red;
}
JavaScript
$(document).ready(function(){
$("button").click(function(){
var a = $("b").length;
$(".result").text(a);
});
});