var icon = "\
<svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\\//www.w3.org/2000/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\\//www.w3.org/1999/xlink\">\
<symbol id=\"menu-white\" viewBox=\"0 0 42 42\">\
<circle cx=\"20\" cy=\"20\" r=\"19\" stroke=\"white\" stroke-width=\"2\"/>\
<circle cx=\"19.5\" cy=\"10.5\" r=\"2.5\" fill=\"currentColor\"/>\
<circle cx=\"19.5\" cy=\"19.5\" r=\"2.5\" fill=\"currentColor\"/>\
<circle cx=\"19.5\" cy=\"28.5\" r=\"2.5\" fill=\"currentColor\"/>\
</symbol>\
<\/svg>";
document.getElementById('svg-icon').innerHTML = icon;
<svg class="ico" viewBox="0 0 42 42" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">
<circle cx="20" cy="20" r="19" stroke="white" stroke-width="2" />
<g class="color-change">
<circle cx="19.5" cy="10.5" r="2.5" fill="currentColor" />
<circle cx="19.5" cy="19.5" r="2.5" fill="currentColor" />
<circle cx="19.5" cy="28.5" r="2.5" fill="currentColor" />
</g>
</svg>
.color-change:hover {
color: $color-not-white;
}
var icon = "\
<svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\\//www.w3.org/2000/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\\//www.w3.org/1999/xlink\">\
<symbol id=\"menu-white\" viewBox=\"0 0 42 42\">\
<circle cx=\"20\" cy=\"20\" r=\"19\" stroke=\"white\" stroke-width=\"2\"/>\
<circle cx=\"19.5\" cy=\"10.5\" r=\"2.5\" fill=\"currentColor\"/>\
<circle cx=\"19.5\" cy=\"19.5\" r=\"2.5\" fill=\"currentColor\"/>\
<circle cx=\"19.5\" cy=\"28.5\" r=\"2.5\" fill=\"currentColor\"/>\
</symbol>\
<\/svg>";
document.getElementById('svg-icon').innerHTML = icon;
<svg class="icon color-svg">
<use id="svg-icon" xlink:href="#menu-white"></use>
</svg>
<svg class="icon-svg">
<use xlink:href="sprite.svg#icon"></use>
</svg>
А в моем случае пример не покажите ?