JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<ul>
    <li id="home-image"><a href="index.html">Home</a></li></ul>

CSS

#home-image { 
    background-image:url(http://placekitten.com/16/16);  
    width:16px; 
    height:16px; 
    padding-left: 20px;
    background-repeat: no-repeat;
}