JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<div id="layer">
  Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit, sed diem nonummy nibh 
  euismod tincidunt ut lacreet dolore magna aliguam erat volutpat.
  </div>
  
 
  
  <p>Duis autem dolor in hendrerit in vulputate velit esse molestie consequat, 
  vel illum dolore eu feugiat nulla facilisis at vero eros et accumsan et iusto 
  odio dignissim qui blandit praesent luptatum zzril delenit au gue duis dolore 
  te feugat nulla facilisi.</p>

CSS

#layer {
    float: left; 
    background: #fd0; 
    border: 1px solid black; 
    padding: 10px;
    width: 40%; 
   }