JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<label>Test</label> 
<input id="inputtext" value="Hello World"/>

JavaScript

var things = $('#inputtext');
    things.add( things.prev() );
    
    things.css( { border: '1px dotted orange' } );

    $('body').append( 'things.prev() length returns ' + things.prev().length);