JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<link rel="stylesheet" href="http://code.jquery.com/ui/1.9.0/themes/base/jquery-ui.css">
<script src="http://code.jquery.com/ui/1.9.0/jquery-ui.js"></script>

<div id="dialog">
    <p>blah</p>
    <p><a href="#">blah</a></p>
    <p>blah</p>
</div>

<button id="opener">open dialog</button>

JavaScript

$( "#dialog" ).dialog({
    show: "blind",
    autoOpen: false
});

$( "#opener" ).click(function() {
    $( "#dialog" ).dialog( "open" );
});