Icons to the side of text as pseudo-elements

.element:before{
content: '';
position: absolute;
display: block;
height: 100%;
width: 100%;
background: url('path/to/svg.svg');
background-size: contain;
background-position: center;
background-repeat: no-repeat;
background: somecolor;
opacity: 1;
top: 0;
left: 0;
}

Source — modified from original use case by https://www.oakharborwebdesigns.com/