JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground
HTML
<link rel="stylesheet" href="http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jqueryui/1.8/themes/dot-luv/jquery-ui.css">
<input type="text" id="myTextBox" />
JavaScript
$("#myTextBox").bind("keypress", function(event) {
var charCode = event.which;
var keyChar = String.fromCharCode(charCode);
return /[a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(keyChar);
});