JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<a class='myClass_1'>one</a>
<a class='myClass_2'>two</a>
<a class='myClass_3'>three</a>

JavaScript

$(document).ready(function() {
    $('a[class^=myClass]').click(function() { 
        
        $(this).css('backgroundColor','red');  
        
    });
});