JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<script src="//code.jquery.com/jquery-1.9.1.min.js"></script>
<video width="400" controls id="videoId">
            <source src="http://www.w3schools.com/html/mov_bbb.mp4" type="video/mp4">
            <source src="http://www.w3schools.com/html/mov_bbb.ogg" type="video/ogg">
            Your browser does not support HTML5 video.
        </video>

JavaScript

$(document).keydown(function(e) {
            if (e.keyCode == 82 ) {
                //alert("You have Pressed R , lets play the video");
                document.getElementById('videoId').play();
            }
        });