JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<div class="col-sm-8">
    <img class="theimg" src="http://www.jqueryscript.net/images/Simplest-Responsive-jQuery-Image-Lightbox-Plugin-simple-lightbox.jpg"/>
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</div>

CSS

.col-sm-8 {
  display:blok;
  overflow:hidden;
  background:red;
}

.col-sm-8 .parag {
     float:left;
     margin:2px;
     overflow:hidden;
     display:inline-block;
} 

  
.col-sm-8 .theimg {
     float:left;
     display:inline-block;
     margin:2px;
     width:100px;
}