JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground
HTML
<script src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-1.12.0.min.js"></script>
<input id="clickme" type="text" value="Some Text"/>
JavaScript
$('#clickme').select();
$('#clickme').on('mousedown', function(e) {
e = e || window.event;
e.preventDefault();
$(this).select();
});