JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<div id="attached_el"></div>
<div id="my_result">no result</div>

JavaScript

$(document).ready(function() {
    var count = 0;    
    $(document).bind('click', function(ev) {
        count++; 
        $('#my_result').text("fired " + count + " times");          
    });   
    
    var unattached_el = $('<div></div>');
    
    $('#attached_el').trigger('click');
    $(unattached_el).trigger('click');
});