JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<ul class="list">
<li id="alpha">32</li>
<li id="beta">170</li>
<li id="delta">28</li>
</ul>

JavaScript

$(".list").html($(".list li").sort(function(a, b) {
     return parseInt($(b).text(), 10) - parseInt($(a).text(), 10);    
}));