JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<script src="http://code.jquery.com/ui/1.9.2/jquery-ui.js"></script>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="http://code.jquery.com/ui/1.9.2/themes/base/jquery-ui.css">
<input id = "testinput1" title=""/>
<input id = "testinput2" />

JavaScript

$('#testinput1').tooltip( 
    {content: "Works becuase of title attr" } 
);

$('#testinput2').tooltip(
    {content: "Doesn't Work becuase no title attr", items: "*", } 
);