JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<a href="#"><span>Some text</span></a>

CSS

a{
    display:block;
    width:256px;
    height:256px;
    border:1px solid #ccc;
}

a:hover{
    background:url('http://www.wyyxgl.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/google_logo.jpg');
}

a:hover span{
display:none;
}