JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<div>
    <span></span>
    hello
</div>

CSS

div {
    position: relative;
    border:1px solid green;
    height:200px;
    background-color:yellow;
}

div span {
    position: absolute;
    top: 0;
    left: 0;
    height: 1px;
    width: 1px;
    background: red;
}