JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.3.1/jquery.min.js"></script>
<textarea class="form-control" id="textarea"></textarea>

CSS

#textarea{
  height:20px;
  overflow:hidden;
}

JavaScript

$("#textarea").on("keyup", function(event){
	if($(event.currentTarget).outerHeight() < $(event.currentTarget)[0].scrollHeight){
  	$(event.currentTarget).height($(event.currentTarget)[0].scrollHeight);
  }
})