JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<div id="wrapper">
    <img src="http://static.arstechnica.net/assets/2010/09/feat-pc-trolls-macs-sq-thumb-280x280-16871-f.jpg" alt="" />
    <span id="text">A</span>
</div>

CSS

#wrapper {
    position: relative;
    
    width: 200px;
    height: 200px;
    overflow: hidden;
}

#wrapper img {
    margin: -40px 0 0 -40px;
}

#wrapper #text {
    position: absolute;
    
    font-size: 100px;
    font-family: Arial, sans-serif;
    font-weight: bold;
    
    display: block;
    text-align: center;
    vertical-align: middle;
    line-height: 1em;
    border: 1px solid white;
    
    width: 100px;
    height: 100px;
    left: 50px;
    top: 50px;
    
    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);
}

::selection {
  color: transparent;
}

JavaScript

$('#wrapper').draggable({
    cancel: '#text'
});