JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<ul class="flex-direction-nav">
   <li>
    <a class="prev" href="#">Previous</a>
   </li>
   <li>
    <a class="next" href="#">Next</a>
  </li>
</ul>

JavaScript

$('.flex-direction-nav a').on('click', function(){
    alert('A link was clicked');
    
    return false;
})