Take html from a tag, including the tag itself

Question

How would I get a piece of my html along with the tags? For example:

I wanted to get this span inside the TD, in case I wanted it all together, up to the tag <span>, drew?

Answer 1

With pure Javascript, just grab the outerHTML element. For example, for that span:

var span = document.querySelector('#play1_3_2');
var html = span.outerHTML;
console.log(html);

<span id="play1_3_2"></span>