JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<script src="http://ajax.aspnetcdn.com/ajax/jquery.validate/1.13.0/jquery.validate.min.js"></script>
<form id="form1" name="form1"> 
    Field 1: <input name="field1" type="text" /><br/>
    <input id="btn" type="submit" value="Validate" />
</form>

JavaScript

$(document).ready(function() {
    
    $("#form1").validate({
        rules: {
            field1: "required"
        },
        messages: {
            field1: "Please specify your name"

        }
    })

});