JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<div class="reply">
            <p>Please enter your reply:</p>
            <textarea rows="4" cols="80"></textarea>
            <br />
            <input type="submit" value="Submit reply"/>
            <div class="clear">
                
            </div>
   </div>

CSS

.reply{
    background-color:#ccc;
}
textarea {
    resize: vertical;
    overflow: auto;
}