JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<ul id="tabs">
    <li><a href="#" id="1">Link 1</a>
    </li>
    <li><a href="#" id="2">Link 2</a>
    </li>
</ul>
<div id="tabs-container">
    <div id="content1" class="tabs">Content for link 1. Should display only when Link 1 is clicked.</div>
    <div id="content2" class="tabs">Content for link 2. Should display only when Link 2 is clicked.</div>
</div>

<p>Unrelated text is here. Text in this area is static and should display at all times.</p>

<div id="tabs-container-2">
    <div id="content1-2" class="tabs">Additional content for link 1. Should display only when Link 1 is clicked.</div>
    <div id="content2-2" class="tabs">Additional content for link 2. Should display only when Link 2 is clicked.</div>
</div>

JavaScript

$(function () {
    $('#tabs-container .tabs').hide().eq(0).show();
    $('#tabs-container-2 .tabs').hide().eq(0).show();
    $('#tabs li').click(function () {
        num = $('#tabs li').index(this);
        $('#tabs-container .tabs').hide().eq(num).show();
        $('#tabs-container-2 .tabs').hide().eq(num).show();
    });
});