JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<script src="http://masonry.desandro.com/jquery.masonry.min.js"></script>
<ul id="container">

</ul>

CSS

#container { -webkit-transition:all 2s linear 0s;-moz-transition:all 2s linear 0s; }

JavaScript

$(function() {

    $('#container')[0].style.height = "40px";

    //setTimeout(function(){
    console.log($('#container').height(), $('#container')[0].style.height);
    //}, 2100);

});