JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<div id="container">
  <div id="item1">
    Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore
  </div>
  <div id="item2">
  Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua.
  </div>
</div>

CSS

#container{
height:200px;
max-width:600px;
border:1px solid black;
margin:auto;
margin-top: 10px;
}

#item1{
height:100px;
max-width:200px;
border:1px solid red;
float:left;
 padding:10px;
}

#item2{
    height:100px;
    max-width:200px;
    border:1px solid blue;
    float:left;
    margin-left:10px;
    padding:10px;
}