JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<input id="myId" type="text" value="AZ"></input>

JavaScript

$("#myId").keydown(function(event){
    console.log(this.selectionStart);
    console.log(event);
    if(event.keyCode == 8){
        this.selectionStart--;
    }
    if(this.selectionStart < 2){
        this.selectionStart = 2;
        console.log(this.selectionStart);
        event.preventDefault();
    }
});
$("#myId").keyup(function(event){
    console.log(this.selectionStart);
    if(this.selectionStart < 2){
        this.selectionStart = 2;
        console.log(this.selectionStart);
        event.preventDefault();
    }
});