JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<script src="http://www.snorkl.tv/dev/libs/greensock/TweenMax.min.js"></script>
<script src="http://www.snorkl.tv/dev/libs/greensock/plugins/ColorPropsPlugin.min.js"></script>
<div class="container">
  <div class="bracket">[</div>
  <div id="box">Inspiration</div>
  <div class="bracket">]</div>
</div>

CSS

#box{
    position:relative;
    width:300px;
    overflow:hidden;
    background-color:#ccc;
    
    
}

.container {
  display: inline-block;
}

JavaScript

TweenLite.from($('#box'), 3, {css:{width:0}, delay:1});