JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground
HTML
<input type="button" value="initiate" onclick="start()" />
JavaScript
function start()
{
var ht= window.screen.availHeight/2;
var wd = window.screen.availWidth/3;
$("body").append("<div id='dv'>NEW DIV</div>");
$("#dv").css("position","absolute");
$("#dv").css("width","100px");
$("#dv").css("top",ht +"px");
$("#dv").css("left",wd +"px");
$("#dv").animate({left: '-=150', top: '-=200'}, 1000);
}