JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground
HTML
<input type="text" name="myText" />
JavaScript
var pastValue, pastSelectionStart, pastSelectionEnd;
$("input").on("keydown", function() {
pastValue = this.value;
pastSelectionStart = this.selectionStart;
pastSelectionEnd = this.selectionEnd;
}).on("input propertychange", function() {
var regex = /^[0-9]+\.?[0-9]*$/;
if (this.value.length > 0 && !regex.test(this.value)) {
this.value = pastValue;
this.selectionStart = pastSelectionStart;
this.selectionEnd = pastSelectionEnd;
}
});