JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<p class="links"><a href="#">Animation</a></p>

CSS

a:link, a:visited, a:active {color: #000;text-decoration: none;}

a:hover {color:#999;}

.links {
    
    position:absolute;
    left:20px;
    margin-top:25px;
    font-size:16.5pt;
    font-family: Garamond, Palatino, sans serif;
    font-style:italic;

}

JavaScript

$(".links").hover(function() {
    $(this).animate({
        marginLeft: "+=10px",
    }, 200);
}, function() {
    $(this).animate({
        marginLeft: "0px",
    }, 200);
});