JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground
HTML
<audio controls>
<source src="http://www.freesoundfiles.com/Sounds/Laughing.wav" type="audio/mpeg"/>
</audio>
<button onclick="TrackCurrentTime();">Show Current Time</button>
<input id="curPosition" type="text" name="curtxt" value=""/>
JavaScript
function TrackCurrentTime(){
var myaudio = document.getElementsByTagName("audio")[0];
var cur_time = myaudio.currentTime;
$('#curPosition').val(cur_time);
}