JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<div class="container">
    <div>
	    <div>Thing1</div>
	    <div>Thing2</div>
    </div>
</div>

CSS

.container{
    text-align: center;
    display:block;
    margin: 0 auto;
    border: 1px solid black;
}
.container > div{
    display: block;
    border: 1px solid green;
}
.container > div > div{
    display: inline-block;
    border: 1px solid blue;
}