JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground
HTML
<div id="test">
test
<button id="button">move right</button>
</div>
CSS
#test {
transition: transform 1s;
}
JavaScript
var button = document.getElementById("button"),
el = document.getElementById("test"),
positionX = 0;
button.addEventListener("click", function(){
console.log(el.style);
positionX += 10;
el.style.transform = "translateX(" + positionX + "px)";
});