JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<input type="date" name="propDate" id="propDate">

JavaScript

<script>
    	propDate = document.getElementById("propDate");
alert(propDate.value);
		var dt=new Date();
		var month = dt.getMonth()+1;
		if (month<10) {month='0'+month};
		var day = dt.getDate();
		if (day<10) {day='0'+day};
		var year = dt.getFullYear();
		propDate.value=day+'.'+month+'.'+year;
	</script>