JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<div class="container">
  <a href="#">Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit. Recusandae, dignissimos.</a>
  <img src="http://placehold.it/350x150" alt="">
</div>

CSS

.container {
  position: relative;
  width: 350px;
  height: 150px;
}
a {
  position: absolute;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  background: rgba(0, 0, 0, .8);
  color: #fff;
  font: 22px Arial;
  display: flex;
  justify-content: center;
  align-items: center;
  visibility: hidden;
}

.container:hover a {
  visibility: visible;
}