JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<div class="first center">
    <div class="tag"> THE DIV IS ON TOP OF THE IMAGE </div>
    <img src="http://dummyimage.com/300x300/ccc/fff">
</div>

CSS

.first { position:relative; }
.tag { position:absolute; top:0; left:0; }