JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<a href="javascript:alert('Navigating...')" class="test">Test</a>

JavaScript

$('.test').on('mousedown mouseup', function(e) {
		e.target.textContent = Math.random();
    e.preventDefault();
});

$('.test').on('click', function(e) {
    alert('clicking');
});