JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<div>
    <img src="http://www.prelovac.com/vladimir/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/example.jpg" />
    <div class="text">Text Vertically Centered With Image</div>
</div>

CSS

div {
    display: table; 
    vertical-align: middle;
}

img,
.text{
    display: table-cell; 
    vertical-align: middle
}