JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<ul id="contentpane">
    <li>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet,</li><li> consectetur</li><li> adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut</li><li> enim ad minim veniam, </li><li>quis nostrud exercitation ullamco la</li><li>boris </li><li>nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in volup</li><li>tate velit esse cillum dolore eu fug</li><li>iat nulla </li><li>pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proi</li><li>dent, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum.</li><li>
    </li>
</ul>

CSS

#contentpane{
    display: table;
    height:80px;
}
#contentpane li{
    /*float:left;*/
    padding:10px;
    width:80px;
    display:table-row;
    border:1px solid #000;
}