JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<span id="clickme">click me</span>
  <div id="foo"></div>

JavaScript

function loadimage() {
    $mydiv=$("#foo");
    $mydiv.html('<img src="http://www.google.com/intl/en_com/images/srpr/logo3w.png" alt="bar" />');
    $mydiv.find('img').load(function(event) {
      alert("height:"+$(this).height());
    });
  }

  $(function(){
    loadimage();  /* works fine */
    $('#clickme').click(function() {
      loadimage();  /* height/width are 0 on chrome */
    });    
  });