JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground
HTML
<script src="http://ajax.aspnetcdn.com/ajax/jquery.validate/1.13.0/jquery.validate.js"></script>
<form method="POST" novalidate>
<input type="text" required />
<br />
<button type="submit" class="btn">Submit</button>
</form>
JavaScript
$("form").validate({});
$(document).on("submit", "form", function () {
alert("submit");
});