JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<a href="" shref="#" id ="link" >This is the link</a>

JavaScript

$('#link').on("click", function (e) {
        if($('#link').hasClass('clicked')){
            //e.preventDefault();
            console.log('Nothing else happens');
        } else {
            $('#link').addClass('clicked');
        }
    });