JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<div class="links">
    <ul>
    <li><a href="home.html">Home</a></li>
    <li><a href="pricing.html">Pricing</a></li>
    <li><a href="faq.html">FAQ</a></li>
    <li><a href="about.html">About</a></li>
    <li><a href="contact.html">Contact</a></li>
    </ul>
    </div>

CSS

div.links {float: left; padding-top:15px;}
ul {list-style:none;}
li { float:left; }
li a { margin: 0 .15em; padding: 3px 10px 3px 10px; border: 1px solid #CCC; border-radius: 5px; -moz-border-radius: 5px; }
li a:hover { background-color:yellow;
    padding: 6px 3px;}