JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground
HTML
<p id="p">
Hover me!
</p>
<div>
</div>
CSS
div {
display: none;
position: absolute;
width: 100px;
height: 100px;
background-color: black;
opacity:0;
}
JavaScript
$(document).on('click', '#p', function(){
$('div').css({"display":"block"})
$('div').animate({opacity :1}, 1000);
});