JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<p class="btn"><a href="#">Click here</a></p>

<div class="box"><!--<img src="http://www.ctgclan.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/totally-great.jpg" />--></div>

CSS

.box {
    display: block;
    width:200px;
    height:200px;
    background-color: red;
}

JavaScript

$(".btn a").click(function () {
    $('.box').hide("scale", {}, 1000).animate({'opacity' : 0});
});