JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground
HTML
<link rel="stylesheet" href="http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jqueryui/1.8.5/themes/smoothness/jquery-ui.css">
<div id="container"></div>
JavaScript
$('<input type="text" />').appendTo($('#container')).datepicker({
buttonImage: "http://jqueryui.com/demos/datepicker/images/calendar.gif",
buttonImageOnly: true,
showOn: "button"
});