JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<ul>
    <li ID="alpha">Item 1</li>
    <li ID="bravo">Item 2</li>
    <li ID="hotel">Item 3</li>
    <li ID="hotel2">Item 4</li>
    <li ID="hotel3">Item 5</li>
</ul>

JavaScript

$('ul li').click(function(e){
    alert($(this).index().outerHTML)
})