JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<script src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-3.2.1.min.js"></script>
<script src="https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.3.7/js/bootstrap.min.js"></script>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.3.7/css/bootstrap.min.css">
<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/bootstrap-datepicker/1.7.1/css/bootstrap-datepicker.css">
<script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/bootstrap-datepicker/1.7.1/js/bootstrap-datepicker.js"></script>
<script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/jquery.maskedinput/1.4.1/jquery.maskedinput.js"></script>
<input type="text" id="start_date"/>
<br/>
<input type="text" id="end_date"/>

JavaScript

$(document).ready(function(){


	$('#start_date').datepicker({
    orientation: "bottom auto",
    autoclose: true,
    todayHighlight: true,
    useCurrent: false
  }).mask("99/99/9999");

  $('#end_date').datepicker({
    orientation: "bottom auto",
    autoclose: true,
    todayHighlight: true,
    useCurrent: false
  }).mask("99/99/9999");
  
  
});