JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<textarea id="textarea" disabled="disabled"></textarea>

JavaScript

var t = $("#textarea"),
    over = $('<div</div>');
    over.css({
        position: "absolute",
        top: t.position().top,
        left: t.position().left,
        width: t.outerWidth(),
        height: t.outerHeight(),
        zIndex: 1000,
        backgroundColor: "#fff",
        opacity: 0
    });

t.after(over);

$(over).on('click', function() { 
    alert('works');
});