JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<div class="wrapper">
    <img src="mice.jpg" alt="smiling mice">
</div>

JavaScript

$(function(){
var $image = $("<img>");
var $caption = $("<p></p>");
var captionText = $('.wrapper').children('img').attr('alt');

    console.log("$image is " + typeof $image);
    console.log("$caption is " +typeof $caption);
    console.log("captionText which contains the string "+ captionText+" is a "+ typeof captionText);
    
});