CSS3 transition on click using pure CSS

Question

I\'m trying to get an image (a plus symbol) to rotate 45 degrees to create a cross symbol. I have so far managed to achieve this using the code below but its working on hove

Answer 1

If you want a css only solution you can use active

.crossRotate:active {
   transform: rotate(45deg);
   -webkit-transform: rotate(45deg);
   -ms-transform: rotate(45deg);
}

But the transformation will not persist when the activity moves. For that you need javascript (jquery click and css is the cleanest IMO).

$( ".crossRotate" ).click(function() {
    if (  $( this ).css( "transform" ) == 'none' ){
        $(this).css("transform","rotate(45deg)");
    } else {
        $(this).css("transform","" );
    }
});

Fiddle