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<span class="dib-baseline"></span>
<span class="dib-baseline">x-base</span>

.dib-baseline {
  display: inline-block;
  height: 100px;
  width: 100px;
  border: solid 1px #ccc;
}
.dib-baseline:last-of-type {
  line-height: 0;
}