JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<p>So <span>sick</span> of this</p>

CSS

p {
    font-size: 96px;
}

span {
    color: red;
    text-decoration: underline;
    display: inline-block;
    -webkit-transition: -webkit-transform 0.3s;
    transition: transform 0.3s;
}

p:hover span {
    -webkit-transform: scale(0.6);
    transform: scale(0.6);
}