JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

by rodrigo

HTML

<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.11.3/jquery.min.js"></script>
<img src="whatever.jpg" />
<span>Copyright Stackoverflow</span>

JavaScript

$(function() {
  //create figcaption empty
  var figcaption = $('<figcaption/>');

  //get span
  var span = $('span:first');

  //replacement behind the scenes
  figcaption.html(span.html());

  //replace in dom
  span.replaceWith(figcaption);

  //verify
  alert($('body').html());
});