JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<a id="click1">var1</a><br><a id="click2">$var2</a>

JavaScript

var1 = "var1";
$var2 = "var2";
$('#click1').click(function() {
    alert(var1);
});
$('#click2').click(function() {
    alert($var2);
});