JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jqueryui/1.8.7/jquery-ui.min.js"></script>
<div id="helper">I'm a helper</div>

<div id="draggable">Drag Me!</div>

CSS

body { font-family: Helvetica, Arial; font-size: 0.8em; }

div { border: 1px solid #c1c1c1; padding: 6px; }

#helper { display: none; position: absolute; }

JavaScript

$("#draggable").draggable({
    start: function(e,ui) {
        $("#helper").show();  
    },
    helper: function() {
        return document.getElementById("helper");   
    } 
});