JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<form action=test id=form>
    <input type=submit>
</form>
<button id=submit>Submit</button>

JavaScript

document.getElementById('form').addEventListener('submit', function (e) {
    e.preventDefault();
    alert('stopped');
}, false);

document.getElementById('submit').onclick = function () {
    document.getElementById('form').submit();
}