JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<div class='c1'>
    <div class='linkbox'><div>TEXT HERE<br/>DESCRIPTION</div></div>
</div>

CSS

body{background:#ffcc00;}

.c1{width:200px; height:200px; overflow:hidden; position:relative;}




.c1 div.linkbox {
    position:absolute;
    top:0;
    left:0;
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    color: #fff;
    font-size: 10px;
    font-weight: bold;
    background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5);
    text-align: center;
    display: table;
    vertical-align: middle;
}

.c1 div.linkbox div {
    display: table-cell;
    vertical-align: middle;
    
}