Merging Text Nodes Together After Inserting Span

Question

I have an extension where I am storing/retrieving a section of the DOM structure (always a selection of text on the screen) the user has selected. When I am storing a select

Answer 1

You can use this to unwrap your content.

$(".highlightYellow").contents().unwrap(); 

Demo: http://jsfiddle.net/R4hfa/