<!DOCTYPE html>
<style>
div {
line-height: 20px;
}
</style>
<p>The numbers 1, 2 and 3 below should be in ascending order, from top to bottom, with no overlap.</p>
<div>
2
<span style="vertical-align: 20px;">
1
<div>3</div>
4
<div>5</div>
6
<div>7</div>
8
</span>
</div>