JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<div id="container"></div>

CSS

.trans {
    width: 20px;
    height: 20px;
    opacity:.5;
    background-color: cyan;
    transform:translate3d(0,0,0);
    transition: all 5s ease;
}

JavaScript

var div = $('<div class="trans" />');
$('#container').append(div);

var div = $('<div />').addClass('trans');
    $('#container').append(div);
    div.offset();
    div.css('opacity', '1');
    div.css('background-color', 'red');
    div.css('transform','translate3d(0,20px,0)');
    div.width(200);