JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

by Per Andersson

HTML

<!--  image with bottom text, maximize width/height  -->
<div class="container">
  <div class="wrap">
    <div class="image" style="background-image: url('http://placekitten.com/450/300')">
      <img src="http://placekitten.com/450/300">
    </div>
    <div class="caption right">
      moar kitty!
      moar kitty!
      moar kitty!
    </div>
  </div>
</div>

<div class="container">
  <div class="wrap">
    <div class="image" style="background-image: url('http://placekitten.com/500/440')">
      <img src="http://placekitten.com/500/440">
    </div>
    <div class="caption">
      have a kitty!!1
      have a kitty!!1
      have a kitty!!1
      have a kitty!!1
      have a kitty!!1
      have a kitty!!1
      have a kitty!!1
    </div>
  </div>
</div>

<div class="container">
  <div class="wrap">
    <div class="image" style="background-image: url('http://placekitten.com/300/440')">
      <img src="http://placekitten.com/300/440">
    </div>
    <div class="caption">
      too many kitty..
      too many kitty..
      too many kitty..
    </div>
  </div>
</div>

CSS

html, body {
  margin: 0;
  white-space: nowrap;
  overflow-y: hidden;
}
.container {
  display: inline-block;
  white-space: normal;
  width: 100%;
}
.wrap {
  margin: 0 auto;
  display: table;
}
.image {
  display: table-cell;
  background-position: center bottom;
  background-repeat: no-repeat;
  background-size: contain; 
}
.image img {
  visibility: hidden;
  max-width: 100vw;
  min-width: 100%;
  height: calc(100vh - 80px);
}

.caption {
  display: table-caption;
  caption-side: bottom;
  height: 40px;
  line-height: 22px;
  padding: 8px;
  background-color: #ddd;
  overflow: hidden;
}
.right {
  text-align: right; 
}