JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground
by Pasit R
HTML
<div role="body">
<input type="date" id="start" name="startDate" value=""/>
</div>
JavaScript
$(function(){
var now = new Date().toJSON();
var shortdate = now.slice(0,10);
console.log(now);
$('#start').val(shortdate);
});