<a href="#" class="snip1438 ion-ios-star-outline"></a>
<a href="#" class="snip1438 hover ion-ios-list-outline"></a>
<a href="#" class="snip1438 ion-ios-chatboxes-outline"></a>
<a href="#" class="snip1438 ion-ios-home-outline"></a>
<a href="#" class="snip1438 ion-ios-pie-outline"></a>
<a href="#" class="snip1438 ion-ios-gear-outline"></a>

@import url(https://code.ionicframework.com/ionicons/2.0.1/css/ionicons.min.css);
.snip1438 {
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
  font-size: 40px;
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);
  margin: 40px;
  padding: 3px;
  display: inline-block;
  text-align: center;
  text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.6);
  text-decoration: none;
  -webkit-box-sizing: border-box;
  box-sizing: border-box;
}
.snip1438::before {
  background-color: #2b2b2b;
  width: 75px;
  height: 75px;
  line-height: 75px;
}
.snip1438:after {
  position: absolute;
  top: 0;
  bottom: 0;
  left: 0;
  right: 0;
  background-color: #f39c12;
  content: '';
  z-index: -1;
  display: inline-block;
  -webkit-transform: rotate(-45deg) scale(1.5) translate(0%, -100%);
  transform: rotate(-45deg) scale(1.5) translate(0%, -100%);
}
.snip1438:before,
.snip1438:after {
  -webkit-transition: all 0.4s ease-in-out;
  transition: all 0.4s ease-in-out;
}
.snip1438:hover,
.snip1438:active,
.snip1438.hover {
  color: #ffffff;
}
.snip1438:hover:after,
.snip1438:active:after,
.snip1438.hover:after {
  -webkit-transform: rotate(-45deg) scale(1.5) translate(0%, 0%);
  transform: rotate(-45deg) scale(1.5) translate(0%, 0%);
}

/* Demo purposes only */
$(".hover").mouseleave(
  function () {
    $(this).removeClass("hover");
  }
);