Vertically align text next to an image? Why won't vertical-align: middle work? And yet, vertical-align: top does work. <div> <img style="width:30px;height:30px"> <span style="vertical-align:middle">Doesn't work.</span> </div> Solution: Actually, in this case it's quite simple: apply the vertical align to the image. Since it's all in one line, it's really the image you want aligned, not the text. <!-- moved "vertical-align:middle" style from span to img --> <div> <img style="vertical-align:middle" src="https://placehold.it/60x60"> <span style="">Works.</span> </div> Tested in FF3. http://stackoverflow.com/questions/489340/vertically-align-text-next-to-an-image