JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<a href="javascript:alert('link pressed')">click me</a>
<div class="overlay"></div>

CSS

.overlay {
    position: absolute;
    top: 0;
    bottom: 0;
    left: 0;
    right: 0;
    background-color: black;
    opacity: 0.5;
    pointer-events:none;
}

a { 
    position: absolute
}