JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground
HTML
<table border=1></table>
<button>hi</button>
JavaScript
max = 2
$("button").click(function() {
var tr = $("table tr:last");
if(!tr.length || tr.find("td").length >= max)
$("table").append("<tr>");
$("table tr:last").append("<td>hi</td>");
});