How to split a string at the first `/` (slash) and surround part of it in a ``?

Question

I want to format this date:

23/05/2013

.

First I want to split the string at the first / and have the res

Answer 1

You should use html():

SEE DEMO

$(document).ready(function(){
    $("#date").html(''+$("#date").text().substring(0, 2) + '
'+$("#date").text().substring(3));     
});