JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<textarea id="mybox">this is a test</textarea>

JavaScript

$('#mybox').live('keydown', function(e) { 
  var keyCode = e.keyCode || e.which; 

  if (keyCode == 9) { 
    e.preventDefault(); 
    alert('tab pressed');
  } 
});