JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground
HTML
<div id="instance1">Test 1</div>
<div id="instance2">Test 2</div>
<div id="instance3">Test 3</div>
<div id="instance4">Test 4</div>
JavaScript
$("div[id^=instance]").hide();
<div id="instance1">Test 1</div>
<div id="instance2">Test 2</div>
<div id="instance3">Test 3</div>
<div id="instance4">Test 4</div>
$("div[id^=instance]").hide();