JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<div id="divlist1">
    <ul id="list1" class="basic">
        <li>space</li>
        <li>planet</li>
        <li>planet2</li>
    </ul>
</div>

CSS

#divlist1 {
    display: inline-block;
    *display: inline;
    vertical-align: top;
    font-size: 18px;
}
#divlist1 {
    width: 33%;
}
.basic {
    border: 2px solid silver;
}
.basic li {
    margin: 5px;
    padding: 10px;
    background: #deaac0;
    cursor: pointer;
    border-radius: 0px;
    list-style-type: none;
}
ul li:before {
    content:"x";
    position:relative;
    left:-25px;
}
ul li {
    text-indent:-5px;
}

JavaScript

$("#list1").sortable();
    $("#list1").disableSelection();
    $("#list1").on("click", "li", function () {
        $(this).remove();
    });