JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.11.3/jquery.min.js"></script>
<input id="test_value" type="text" value="test">

JavaScript

alert('From .val() ' + $('#test_value').val());
alert('From .attr() ' + $('#test_value').attr('value'));