This version is old school.
Please find jQuery plugins on npm.
jQuery Marker plugin
by Jong-Ha Ahn
Highlighters(or markers) used to highlight and cover over existing writing while still leaving the writing readable. This jQuery plugin supports the highlighting of certain parts of the web page. This is Minimum viable product (MVP) project. But this has a great deal of potential. I'm sure this plugin helps develop your web pages soon.
Versions
Version
Date
1.0.1
Apr 27, 2014