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-wrap">
      <div class="caption right">
        moar kitty! .. right aligned
      </div>
    </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-wrap">
      <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>

<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-wrap">
      <div class="caption">
        too many kitty..
        too many kitty..
        too many kitty..
      </div>
    </div>
  </div>
</div>

CSS

html, body {
  margin: 0;
  white-space: nowrap;
  overflow-y: hidden;
}
.container {
  position: absolute;
  height: 100%;
  display: inline-block;
  white-space: normal;
  width: 100%;
  background: white;
}
.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: 100vh;
}

.caption-wrap {
  display: table-caption;
  caption-side: bottom;
  position: relative;
}
.caption {
  position: absolute;  
  left: 0;
  right: 0;
  bottom: 100%;
  height: auto;
  line-height: 22px;
  padding: 8px;
  background-color: rgba(0,0,0,0.6);
  color: white;
}
.right {
  text-align: right; 
}

.container:nth-child(3) {
  animation: xfade 12s 0s infinite;
}
.container:nth-child(2) {
  animation: xfade 12s 4s infinite;
}
.container:nth-child(1) {
  animation: xfade 12s 8s infinite;
}

@keyframes xfade{
  17% {
    opacity:1;
  }
  45% {
    opacity:0;
  }
  92% {
    opacity:0;
  }
}