JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<script src="http://ajax.aspnetcdn.com/ajax/jquery.dataTables/1.9.4/jquery.dataTables.js"></script>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="http://ajax.aspnetcdn.com/ajax/jquery.dataTables/1.9.4/css/jquery.dataTables.css">
<table>
    <thead>
        <tr>
            <th>Column Heading</th>
        </tr>
    </thead>
    <tbody>
        <tr>
            <td>A</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <td>B</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <td>C</td>
        </tr>
    </tbody>
</table>

JavaScript

$(document).ready( function() {
  $('table').dataTable( {
    "aaSorting": [],
   "aoColumns": [
      { "asSorting": [ "desc", "asc" ] }
    ],
    fnInitComplete: function (oSettings, json) {
      $('table').find('th:first').addClass('sorting_asc');
    }  
  } );
} );

//$(document).ready(function () {
//    $('table').dataTable({
//        "aaSorting": []
//    });
//});