JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground
HTML
<a href="#" id="menu">click me for menu</a>
<div id="test" style="height: 500px; width: 50px; background-color: #000; display: none;"></div>
JavaScript
$('#menu').click(function() {
$('#test').animate({
height: 'toggle'
}, 290, function() {
});
});