JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground
HTML
<button class="button">create and focus</button>
<br />
<div class="container"></div>
JavaScript
$('.button').on('click', function() {
$('.container').html('<input type="text" class="newinput" value="">');
$('.newinput').focus();
$('.newinput').val("word");
})