JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<div class="box">
<div class="content"><p>
TEST
</p></div>
</div>

CSS

.box {
  height: 170px;
  padding-bottom: 15px;
  width: 50%;
}

.content {
    background-color: #e3e4e6;
    height: 100%;
    text-align: center;
    margin-top:300px;

}
.content:hover p { 
   transform:scaleY(0.66)
   }
.content:hover {
  transform:scaleY(1.5);
  transform-origin: bottom;
}