JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground
by Torean Joel
HTML
<ul>
<li>list item 1</li>
<li>list item 2 - I am the previous selected</li>
<li class="third-item">list item 3</li>
<li>list item 4</li>
<li>list item 5</li>
</ul>
JavaScript
$( "li.third-item" ).prev().css( "background-color", "red" );