JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<a><img src="http://img.brothersoft.com/icon/softimage/s/smiley.s_challenge-131939.jpeg" /></a>

CSS

a {
    display: block;
    background: #000;
    line-height: 40px;   
}
img {
    vertical-align: middle;
}