JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<div class="parent">
    <div class="center">lorem ipsum</div>
</div>

CSS

.parent{
    background:red;
    text-align:center;
}
.center{
    text-align:left;
    display:inline-block;
    *display:inline;/* IE7 */
    *zoom:1;
    background:yellow;
    min-height:100px;
}