JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground
HTML
<link rel="stylesheet" href="//maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/font-awesome/4.2.0/css/font-awesome.min.css">
<div class="circle">
<i class="fa fa-plus icon"></i>
</div>
CSS
.circle {
border-radius: 50%;
color: blue;
background-color: red;
height:100px;
width:100px;
text-align: center;
line-height: 100px;
}
.icon {
font-size: 50px;
vertical-align: middle;
}