JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<form id="test">
    <div style="visibility: hidden">
        <input type="text" id="picker" />
    </div>
    <button id="showPicker">Do something</button>
</form>

JavaScript

$(function () {
    var picker = $('#picker');
    picker.datepicker();
    $('#showPicker').click(function (event) {
        event.preventDefault();
        picker.datepicker('show');
    });
});