JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground
by akmiecik
HTML
<body>
<input type="date" id="date_today">
</body>
JavaScript
window.onload = function() {
const d = new Date();
const month = d.getMonth()+1;
const date = d.getDate();
const year = d.getFullYear();
const current_date = `${month}.${date}.${year}`;
document.getElementById('date_today').attr("value", current_date);
};