JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<p>Date:
    <input type="text" id="datepicker">
</p>

JavaScript

$( "#datepicker" ).datepicker({
 dateFormat: 'dd M yy',
   beforeShow: function(input, inst) {       
       window.setTimeout(function(){
           $(inst.dpDiv).find('.ui-state-highlight.ui-state-hover').removeClass('ui-state-highlight ui-state-hover')      
       },0)     
   },   
});