JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<div class="container">
        <div class="line">
            PLEASE ALIGN ME TO THE CENTER
        </div>
</div>

CSS

.container {
    position: relative;
    width: 300px;
    height: 200px;
    text-align: center;
    margin: auto;
    white-space: nowrap;
    overflow: hidden;
    background: silver;
}

.line {
    font-size: 40px;
    width:100%;
    position: absolute;
}