<!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>
