JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground
by nosfan1019
HTML
<p>[Chris], [Bob], and [Mary] are going to the show</p>
<div></div>
JavaScript
$(document).ready(function() {
_text = $('p').html();
_text = _text.replace('[','<a href="#">').replace(']','</a>');
$('div').html(_text);
});