<!DOCTYPE html>
<style>
div {
  font-size: 10px;
  line-height: 50px;
  border: 1px solid blue;
}
img {
  width: 1em;
  height: 2em;
  background: orange;
  border: 1px solid black;
}
.text-top {
  vertical-align: text-top;
}
.text-bottom {
  vertical-align: text-bottom;
}
.top {
  vertical-align: top;
}
.bottom {
  vertical-align: bottom;
}
</style>
<body>
  <div>
    <img class="text-top" src="/css/support/60x60-red.png">Y
  </div>
  <div>
    <img class="text-bottom" src="/css/support/60x60-red.png">Y
  </div>
  <div>
    <img class="top" src="/css/support/60x60-red.png">Y
  </div>
  <div>
    <img class="bottom" src="/css/support/60x60-red.png">Y
  </div>
  <div>
    <img class="text-top" src="/css/support/60x60-red.png"><span>Y</span>
  </div>
  <div>
    <img class="text-bottom" src="/css/support/60x60-red.png"><span>Y</span>
  </div>
  <div>
    <img class="top" src="/css/support/60x60-red.png"><span>Y</span>
  </div>
  <div>
    <img class="bottom" src="/css/support/60x60-red.png"><span>Y</span>
  </div>
</body>
