JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<ul>
    <li>
        <div></div>
        <a href = "">linktext</a>
    </li>
</ul>

CSS

* {
    margin: 0;
    padding: 0;
}

ul {
    list-style-type: none;
}

body {
    padding: 10px;
}

ul > li {
    display: flex;
    flex-flow: row wrap;
}

ul > li > div {
    flex: 0 0 10px;
    outline: 1px solid red;
}