Regex- remove html tags from string except for tags between backticks?

Question

I'm sanitizing content in a JSON response and I'm removing HTML tags using the regex replace below, but I'd like to keep any tags that are between backticks ``

  // remove html tags
    item = item.replace(/<[^>]*>/g, "");

So for example this string:

<p>A `<div>` is a block level element</p>

Would be sanitized to:

A `<div>` is a block level element

Answer 1

If your regex flavor support verbs (*SKIP) & (*FAIL) , you can use:

`<[^>]+>`(*SKIP)(*FAIL)|<[^>]+>

Demo & explanation

If it doesn't, use

• Find:

`(<[^>]+>`)|<[^>]+>

• Replace: $1

Demo & explanation