JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<a class="whatever" href="">To shave</a>
<a class="whatever" href="">Some very long text that should still work I think</a>

CSS

.whatever {
  display: inline-block;
  padding: 10px;
  border: 5px black solid;
  color: black;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  font-size: 55px;
  font-family: Arial, sans-serif;
  font-weight: 100;
  text-decoration: none;
  position: relative;
  text-align: center;
  margin: 30px;
}

.whatever:before, .whatever:after {
  content: "";
  height: calc(100% + 25px);
  width: calc(100% + 25px);
  border: inherit;
  position: absolute;
}

.whatever:before {
  bottom: -5px;
  right: -5px;
}
.whatever:after {
  top: -5px;
  left: -5px;
}