JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<div class="item i1 under">1</div>
<div class="item i1 above">1</div>
<div class="item i2">2</div>
<div class="item i3">3</div>
<div class="item i4">4</div> 
<div class="item i5">5</div>

CSS

.item {
    width: 50px;
    height: 50px;
    line-height: 50px;
    border: 1px solid red;
    background: silver;
    border-radius: 50%;
    text-align: center;
}
.under {
    z-index: -1;
}
.above {
    z-index: 1;
    overflow: hidden;
    clip: rect(30px 50px 60px 0);
}
.i1 { position: absolute; top: 30px; left: 0px; }
.i2 { position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 35px; }
.i3 { position: absolute; top: 30px; left: 65px; }
.i4 { position: absolute; top: 70px; left: 50px; }
.i5 { position: absolute; top: 70px; left: 15px; }