JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

by Neels Grobler

HTML

the man walked to the shops.

CSS

.cross {
    font-style:italic
}

JavaScript

var text = 'the';
$('*').html( function ( i, html ) {
    var regexp, replacement;
    regexp = RegExp( '(' + text + ')', 'gi' );
    replacement = '<span class="cross">$1</span>';
    return html.replace( regexp, replacement );
});