create the spans with javascript and style the spans with css: http://codepen.io/bhlaird/pen/Jdiye
Javascript
$('document').ready(function() {
$('.protein').each(function() {
var target = $(this).html();
target = target.split("");
var result = "";
for (var i = 0, len = target.length; i < len; i++) {
result += '<span class="' + target[i] + '">' + target[i] + '</span>';
}
$(this).html(result);
});
});
CSS
.V, .L { background-color:green;}
.H {background-color:purple;}
.T {background-color:orange;}
.E {background-color:red;}
.A {background-color:lightgrey;}
HTML (for example)
<div class="protein">VHLTA</div>
<div class="protein">AVTAL</div>
<div class="protein">GGEAG</div>
<div class="protein">VHLTA</div>
<div class="protein">PWTQ</div>
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solved html/css, changing each letter of text? [closed]