JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<ul id="sortable"></ul>
<p id="display"></p>

JavaScript

var addedTitle = "I am a supe lo'ng string";
var infoitem = "abc";

    var input = $("<input type='button' value='Add'/>").click(function(){
         addme(addedTitle); 
    });

    $("#display").append(input);

function addme(title) {
    $("<li class='item' id='item' name='" + infoitem + "'/>").html(title).appendTo("#sortable");
}