JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<input type="text" name="firstName" value="Enter your name..." />

JavaScript

//SELECT TEXT RANGE
$.fn.selectRange = function(start, end) {
    return this.each(function() {
        if (this.setSelectionRange) {
            this.focus();
            this.setSelectionRange(start, end);
        } else if (this.createTextRange) {
            var range = this.createTextRange();
            range.collapse(true);
            range.moveEnd('character', end);
            range.moveStart('character', start);
            range.select();
        }
    });
};
$('input[name=firstName]').focus().selectRange(0,5);