JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<p>
    <a href="#" class="link">link</a>
    <a href="#" class="link link-alt">link alt</a>
</p>

CSS

p {
    padding: 50px;
    background: #eee;
    position: relative;
}
.link {
    display: inline-block;
    padding:10px;
    background:#ddd;
}
.link-alt{
    padding:20px;
    position: absolute;
    right: 0; top: 0; bottom: 0;
    max-height: 1em;
    margin: auto;
}