JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<script src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-3.4.1.min.js"></script><script>
jQuery.fn.extend({
  autoHeight: function () {
    function autoHeight_(element) {
      return jQuery(element)
        .css({ 'height': 'auto', 'overflow-y': 'hidden' })
        .height(element.scrollHeight);
    }
    return this.each(function() {
      autoHeight_(this).on('input', function() {
        autoHeight_(this);
      });
    });
  }
});


</script><script>
$( document ).ready(function() {
  $('textarea').autoHeight();


});

</script>