JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

by Brandon

HTML

<div>slanted div text</div>
<div>
  slanted div text<br/> on several lines<br/> an other line
</div>
<div>wider slanted div text with more text inside</div>

CSS

div {
  position: relative;
  display: inline-block;
  padding: 1em 5em 1em 1em;
  overflow: hidden;
  color: #fff;
}

div:after {
  content: '';
  position: absolute;
  top: 0;
  left: 10px;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  background: #000;
  
  transform-origin: 0 100%;
  
  
  transform: skew(-45deg);
  z-index: -1;
}

body {
  background: url('https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2878/10944255073_973d2cd25c.jpg');
  background-size: cover;
}