JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<div class="foo">howdy howdy howdy how</div>
<div class="bar">Hello</div>

CSS

.foo {
  background-color:green;
  overflow:hidden;
  height:.75em;
}

.bar {
    color: white;
    background-color: red;
    margin-top: -10px;
    width: 200px;
}