JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<a href="#zanas" class="content-loader"><span id="zanas"></span></a>

CSS

a.content-loader span { width: 5em; height: 1em; background-color: red }
a.content-loader span { display: block; position: relative;
    z-index: -1;
}
a.content-loader { display: inline-block; }