JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

by Wellspring

HTML

<div class="flex-parent">
  <div class="flex-child-edge"></div>
  <div class="flex-child-text">I found this simpler!</div>
  <div class="flex-child-edge"></div>
</div>

CSS

.flex-parent {
  display: flex;
  width: 300px;
  height: 20px;
  align-items: center;
}

.flex-child-edge {
  flex-grow: 2;
  height: 1px;
  background-color: #000;
  border: 1px #000 solid;
}
.flex-child-text {
  flex-basis: auto;
  flex-grow: 0;
  margin: 0px 5px 0px 5px;
  text-align: center;
}