JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

by brigand

HTML

Lorem ipsum dolor sit <a href="">click me<span class="extra"></span></a> amet, consectetur adipisicing elit. Asperiores explicabo velit nostrum aperiam hic similique fugiat tenetur voluptate. Id itaque corrupti, quod labore voluptate blanditiis odit dignissimos
rerum voluptas cumque.

CSS

a {
  position: relative;
}

.extra {
  position: absolute;
  top: -0.5em;
  right: -0.5em;
  bottom: -0.5em;
  left: -0.5em;
  background: rgba(0, 120, 0, 0.2);
  z-index: 1;
}