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HTML
<p class="x"><a href="#"><span class="meta-img">Test link</a></p>
<br /> <br /> <br /> <br />
<p class="y"><a href="#"><span class="meta-img">Test link</a></p>
CSS
p.x a{
background: url(http://i.imgur.com/Bcps8.png) no-repeat 0px -183px;
padding-left:15px;
font-size: 10px;
}
a{
background: url(http://i.imgur.com/Bcps8.png) no-repeat 0px -183px;
padding-left:15px;
font-size: 16px;
}
.meta-img {
background: #fff;
}