JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<div>hello</div>

CSS

div {
    height:25px;
    line-height:25px;
    padding-left:35px;
    position:relative;
}
div:before {
    content:"";
    position:absolute;
    left:0;top:0;
    height:25px;
    width:25px;
    background:url(http://lorempixel.com/20/20/) no-repeat center;
    -webkit-animation: rotate 2s;
    -webkit-transform:rotate(0deg);
    -webkit-animation-iteration-count:infinite;
}

@-webkit-keyframes rotate { 
    100% { -webkit-transform: rotate(360deg); } 
}