JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<script src="http://ajax.microsoft.com/ajax/jquery.validate/1.7/jquery.validate.js"></script>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jqueryui/1.8.4/themes/ui-lightness/jquery-ui.css">

JavaScript

var $someElement = $("<span class='someclass'>something</div>").css("cursor", "pointer").click(function(){ alert("yeah"); });
                                                                                                           
                                                                                                           
$("body").append($someElement);