JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<div><span></span>some text</div>

CSS

div{
    font-size:2em;
    position:relative;
    display:inline-block;
}
div > span{
    cursor:pointer;
}
div > span::before{
    content:'X';    
    display:block;
    text-align:right;
}