JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<div value="default"></div>
<button>get value</button>

JavaScript

var $div = $('div');
$('button').click(function() {
    console.log( 'val: ', $div.val() );
    console.log( 'prop: ', $div.prop('value') );
    console.log( 'attr: ', $div.attr('value') );
});