Add text before entry meta items instead of icons

template-tags.php

if ( ! function_exists( 'generate_entry_meta' ) ) :
/**
 * Prints HTML with meta information for the categories, tags.
 *
 * @since 1.2.5
 */
function generate_entry_meta() 
{
	$categories = apply_filters( 'generate_show_categories', true );
	$tags = apply_filters( 'generate_show_tags', true );
	$comments = apply_filters( 'generate_show_comments', true );
	
	if ( 'post' == get_post_type() ) {

		$categories_list = get_the_category_list( _x( ', ', 'Used between list items, there is a space after the comma.', 'generate' ) );
		if ( $categories_list && $categories ) {
			printf( 'Categories: <span class="cat-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">%1$s </span>%2$s</span>',
				_x( 'Categories', 'Used before category names.', 'generate' ),
				$categories_list
			);
		}

		$tags_list = get_the_tag_list( '', _x( ', ', 'Used between list items, there is a space after the comma.', 'generate' ) );
		if ( $tags_list && $tags ) {
			printf( 'Tags: <span class="tags-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">%1$s </span>%2$s</span>',
				_x( 'Tags', 'Used before tag names.', 'generate' ),
				$tags_list
			);
		}
	}

	if ( ! is_single() && ! post_password_required() && ( comments_open() || get_comments_number() ) && $comments ) {
		echo 'Comments: <span class="comments-link">';
		comments_popup_link( __( 'Leave a comment', 'generate' ), __( '1 Comment', 'generate' ), __( '% Comments', 'generate' ) );
		echo '</span>';
	}
}
endif;