JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<div>
    <span class="title ">
        <a href="http://www.google.com">
            <img src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/91/Commons_app_72_72px.png">   
            <span>Sample Text</span>
        </a>
    </span>
</div>

CSS

div {
    border: 1px solid black;
    height: 40px;
}

.title img {
    height: 100%; 
    vertical-align: bottom;

}