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);
}
})