JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<div id="block"><a href="#">Link...</a></div>

CSS

#block {
    width: 200px;
    height: 200px;
    border: 2px solid red
}
#block a {
    margin-top: 15px;
    margin-left: 15px;
    display: inline-block;
}

JavaScript

$("#block").click(function() {alert("hello!"); });
    $("#block a").click(function() {return false;});