JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

by John

HTML

<ul>
    <li><a href="#">HOME</a></li>
    <li><a href="#">ABOUT</a></li>
    <li><a href="#">OUR CENTRES</a></li>
    <li><a href="#">WHO, HOW, &amp; WHAT</a></li>
    <li><a href="#">CASE STUDIES</a></li>
    <li><a href="#">BECOME A PARTNER</a></li>
    <li><a href="#">NEWS</a></li>
    <li><a href="#">GET IN TOUCH</a></li>
</ul>

CSS

a, ul, li {margin: 0; padding: 0;list-style: none; text-decoration: none;}

* {
    font-family: Arial, Helvetica;
    font-size: 12px;
}

li {
    position: relative;
    line-height: 40px;
    float: left;
    margin-right: -1px;
    padding: 0 15px;
}

a {
    display: block;
    color: #fff;
    text-align: center;
}

a:before {
    content: '';
    display: block;
    position: absolute;
    top: 0; right: 0; bottom: 0; left: 0;
    background: #059bbe;
    z-index: -1;
    transform: skew(-15deg,0);
    -ms-transform: skew(-15deg,0);
    -webkit-transform: skew(-15deg,0);
}

li:hover a:before {
    background: #da105a;
}