JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<script src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-1.12.4.js"></script>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://code.jquery.com/mobile/1.4.5/jquery.mobile-1.4.5.min.css">
<script src="https://code.jquery.com/mobile/1.4.5/jquery.mobile-1.4.5.js"></script>
<script src="https://code.jquery.com/ui/1.12.1/jquery-ui.js"></script>
<script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/jqueryui-touch-punch/0.2.3/jquery.ui.touch-punch.min.js"></script>
<div id="wrapper">
	<br>
		<div id="myContainer" class="ui-widget">
        <div class="ui-widget-content">Turtle</div>
        <div class="ui-widget-content">Tiger</div>
        <div class="ui-widget-content">Cow</div>
        <div class="ui-widget-content">Panda</div>
        <div class="ui-widget-content">Kangoroo</div>
        <div class="ui-widget-content">Koala</div>
        <div class="ui-widget-content">Frog</div>
        <div class="ui-widget-content">Troll</div>
        <div class="ui-widget-content">Lion</div>
        <div class="ui-widget-content">Gorilla</div>
        <div class="ui-widget-content">Snake</div>
        <div class="ui-widget-content">Cougar</div>
        <div class="ui-widget-content">Duck</div>
		</div>
		<br>
	</div>

CSS

#myContainer {
	  width:100%;
	  position: relative;
    min-height: 20px;
    margin: 0;
    margin-right: 10px;
	  text-align: center;
  }
  #myContainer div {
    margin: 0px 5px 5px 5px;
    padding: 5px;
    font-size: 1.5em;
	-ms-touch-action: none;
  }
  .draggedDiv{
	background-color: mediumspringgreen !important;
	color: white !important;
  }
  
  div.ui-widget-content{
    border: 2px solid violet;
  }

JavaScript

$("#myContainer").sortable({
			start: function( event, ui ) {			
                            $(ui.item).addClass("draggedDiv");
			},
			stop:function( event, ui ) { 
                            $(ui.item).removeClass("draggedDiv");
			}
		})
		
    $("#myContainer").disableSelection();
    	
    $("#myContainer").sortable("option", "axis", "y");
		
    $("#myContainer" ).sortable( "option", "containment", document.getElementById("wrapper") );