JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground
HTML
<input id='input' type='text'/>
<a href='#'>Click me</a>
JavaScript
$('#input').on('input', function() {
console.log('INPUTTTING...........');
});
$('a').on('click', function(e) {
e.preventDefault();
$('#input').val($('#input').val() + '2');
});