JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground
HTML
<div id="test">test</div>
JavaScript
function opacZero(object){
curOpac = curOpac < 0.1 ? 0 : curOpac - 0.2;
object.style.opacity = curOpac;
setTimeout( function(){
opacZero(object)
}, 400);
console.log( curOpac );
}
var test = document.getElementById( 'test' ),
curOpac = 1;
test.style.opacity = 1;
opacZero( test );