JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<input id="p1" />
<br />
<br />
<br />
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<div id="clickme">select text</div>

JavaScript

$('#clickme').click(function() {
    document.getElementById("p1").selectionStart = 0
    document.getElementById("p1").selectionEnd = 999
});