JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<script src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-1.10.2.js"></script>
<div>

  <section id="container_1">
    Immediate
    <button id="hide_1">hide me</button>
  </section>

  <section id="container_2">
    With transition
    <button id="hide_2">hide me</button>
  </section>

</div>

CSS

div {
  display: flex;
}

section {
  border: 1px dotted #ccc;
  margin: 1rem;
  padding: .5rem;
}

button {
  display: block;
  margin: 1rem 0 0;
}

JavaScript

$("#hide_1").click(function() {
  $("#container_1").hide();
});

$("#hide_2").click(function() {
  $("#container_2").fadeTo(250, 0);
});