JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<input id="input" value="41"><span>Change</span>

JavaScript

(function ($) {
        $(document).ready(function () {
                $('#input').focus();
            $('span').click(function(e){
                $('#input').focus();
                $('#input').val('42');
                $('#input').focus();
            });
            $('#input')
        });
    })(jQuery);