JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<link rel="stylesheet" href="http://static.jquery.com/ui/css/demo-docs-theme/ui.theme.css">
<link rel="stylesheet" href="http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jqueryui/1.8.16/themes/base/jquery-ui.css">
<ul id="sortable">
    <li class="ui-state-default"><span class="ui-icon ui-icon-arrowthick-2-n-s"></span>Item 1</li>
    <li class="ui-state-default"><span class="ui-icon ui-icon-arrowthick-2-n-s"></span>Item 2</li>
    <li class="ui-state-default"><span class="ui-icon ui-icon-arrowthick-2-n-s"></span>Item 3</li>
    <li class="ui-state-default"><span class="ui-icon ui-icon-arrowthick-2-n-s"></span>Item 4</li>
    <li class="ui-state-default"><span class="ui-icon ui-icon-arrowthick-2-n-s"></span>Item 5</li>
    <li class="ui-state-default"><span class="ui-icon ui-icon-arrowthick-2-n-s"></span>Item 6</li>
    <li class="ui-state-default"><span class="ui-icon ui-icon-arrowthick-2-n-s"></span>Item 7</li>
</ul>

CSS

#sortable { list-style-type: none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 60%; }
#sortable li { margin: 0 3px 3px 3px; padding: 0.4em; padding-left: 1.5em; font-size: 1.1em; line-height: 18px; height: 18px; }
#sortable li span { position: absolute; margin-left: -1.3em; }

/* HERE'S THE IMPORTANT STUFF! */
#sortable li:hover {
    cursor: pointer;
}

#sortable li.ui-sortable-helper{
    cursor: move;
}

JavaScript

$("#sortable").sortable({
    distance: 5,
    delay: 300,
    opacity: 0.6,
    cursor: 'move',
    update: function() {}
});