JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground
by tchalvakspam
HTML
<body>
<h1>Some prior content here</h1>
<div class='multi-column' style='background:teal'>
Left-side-column.
</div>
<div class='multi-column'>
<div id='fixed-height'>
<div id='overlap-on-hover'>
Hover to expand. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum.
</div>
</div>
<div id='placeholder'>
</div>
<div id='right-below'>
Overlap me please and don't show me!
</div>
</div>
<div class='multi-column' style='background:brown'>
right-side-column.
</div>
</body>
CSS
body{
padding:1em;
height:70em;
}
.multi-column{
width:32%;
margin:0;
display:inline-block;
box-sizing:border-box;
}
#fixed-height{
position:relative;
}
#overlap-on-hover{
height:1.25em;
overflow:hidden;
background-color:lightblue;
color:red;
}
#overlap-on-hover:hover{
position:absolute;
height:auto;
overflow:visible;
}
#right-below{
background:lightgreen;
color:black;
z-index:1;
}
#right-below.margined{
margin-top:1.25em;
}
#placeholder{
width:100%;
height:1.25em;
}