JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<div id='permalink_section'>
  <a href="here goes a very long link">sssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss</a>
</div>

CSS

#permalink_section
{
    width:300px;
    height:400px;
    border:1px solid red;
    white-space: pre-wrap; /* css-3 */    
    white-space: -moz-pre-wrap; /* Mozilla, since 1999 */
    white-space: -pre-wrap; /* Opera 4-6 */    
    white-space: -o-pre-wrap; /* Opera 7 */    
    word-wrap: break-word; /* Internet Explorer 5.5+ */

}