JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

by doug65536

HTML

<input type="date">
    <button>Today</button>

JavaScript

// jQuery plugin starts here
(function($) {
    $.fn.setDate = function(date) {
        return this.each(function() {
            $(this).val([
                date.getFullYear(),
                ("0" + (date.getMonth()+1)).substr(-2),
                ("0" + date.getDate()).substr(-2)
            ].join('-'));
        });
    };
}(jQuery));
// jQuery plugin ends here

$('button').on('click', function() {
    var today = new Date();
    $('input').setDate(today);
});