JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<div id="myElement" style="width:150px; background-color:darkgreen; color:white;" title="this works">click me</div>
<br>
<br>
<input type="button" value="Click me for same effect" onclick="dosomething($('#myElement'));" />

JavaScript

$(document).ready(function(){
    function dosomething(){
        alert($(this).attr('id')+' called with '+$(this).attr('title'));
    }
    $('#myElement').click(dosomething);
});