JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<a id="link_a" href="http://www.google.com">link 1</a>
<a id="link_b" href="http://www.duckduckgo.com">link 2</a>

JavaScript

var lnkA=document.getElementById("link_a");
var lnkB=document.getElementById("link_b");

lnkA.onclick=function(){alert(this.innerHTML);};
lnkB.setAttribute('onclick','alert(this.innerHTML);');

console.log(lnkA.outerHTML);
console.log(lnkB.outerHTML);