JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground
HTML
<input type ="date" id="todays-date" value="" class="form-control">
JavaScript
var today = new Date();
var dd = today.getDate();
var mm = today.getMonth() + 1;
var yyyy = today.getFullYear();
today = yyyy + '-' + mm + '-' + dd ;
$("#todays-date").attr("value", today);