JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground
HTML
<form onsubmit="console.log('submeti o formulario');">
<button id="enviar" type="button">Enviar</button>
</form>
JavaScript
let button = document.getElementById('enviar');
button.addEventListener('click', function(event) {
event.preventDefault();
console.log('cliquei no botão');
});