First add the svg sprite to the markup, just after the opening body tag or just before closing body tag:
/* Example sprite of 4 icons */
<svg class="icon-sprite" style="width: 0; height: 0;" version="1.1" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">
<defs>
<symbol id="icon-chat" viewBox="0 0 24 24">
<title>chat</title>
<path d="M20.029 15.99v-12.019h-16.058v14.038l2.019-2.019h14.038zM20.029 2c0.545 0 1.010 0.192 1.394 0.577s0.577 0.849 0.577 1.394v12.019c0 0.545-0.192 1.018-0.577 1.418s-0.849 0.601-1.394 0.601h-14.038l-3.99 3.99v-18.029c0-0.545 0.192-1.010 0.577-1.394s0.849-0.577 1.394-0.577h16.058z"></path>