JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<div class="foo">pre-hover stuff</div>

CSS

.foo > div {
    display: none;
    font-size: 200px;
}
.foo:after {
    content: '';
    display: block;
    position: absolute;
    left: 100px;
    top: 100px;
    width: 100px;
    height: 20px;
    background: yellow;
}
.foo:hover:after {
    display: block;
    content: 'Stuff';
    width: 40px;
    height: 40px;
    background: red;
}