JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

by ebiewener

HTML

<body>
<p>
This is sample text for the purpose of highlighting searched text. Please visit <a href="javascript:void(0)">www.sampleSite.com</a>. Here's another word sample. Here's the word sampleasdfsadf.
</p>
</body>

CSS

.highlight {background:yellow}
a .highlight {background:none}

JavaScript

var str = $("p").html();
$("p").html(str.replace(/\b(sample)\b/gi, "<span class='highlight'>sample</span>"));