JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<div model-id="2">
test
</div>

CSS

.myClass{
  background-color:red;
}

JavaScript

var el = $('[model-id="'+2+'"]');

        el.hover(
            function() {
                $(this).toggleClass( "myClass" );
                console.log("in",$(this).hasClass("myClass"))
            },

            function() {
                $(this).toggleClass( "myClass" );
                console.log("out",$(this).hasClass("myClass"))
            }
        )