JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<script src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-1.11.3.min.js"></script>
<script src="https://code.jquery.com/ui/1.11.4/jquery-ui.min.js"></script>
<ul id="sortable">
<li>itemA<p>-----</p></li>
<li>itemB<p>-----</p></li>
<li>itemC<p>-----</p></li>
<li>itemD</li>
</ul>

JavaScript

$("#sortable").sortable({
	items: "> li"
});