JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground
by shapeshifta
HTML
<ul class="selectable">
<li>Symbol 1</li>
<li>Symbol 2</li>
<li>Symbol 3</li>
</ul>
CSS
.selected { background:#0f0;color:#fff }
JavaScript
$('ul.selectable li').click(function(){
var $this = $(this),
elms = [];
$this
.addClass('selected');
elms.push( $this.text() );
alert(elms);
});