JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<img src="https://placehold.jp/24/99cc99/339933/350x150.png?text=tmp.jpeg" id="target">

JavaScript

var target = document.getElementById( "target" );
const img = document.createElement('img');
img.src = "data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==";

target.addEventListener( "dragstart", function( e ){
  e.dataTransfer.setDragImage( img, 0, 0 );
}, false );