JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.11.3/jquery.min.js&quot;"></script>
<button class="clickity" onclick="funky()">Click me</button>

JavaScript

var x = 0;

function funky(){


$(document).on('click',  function(){

	x += 1;

alert(x)

});
};