<a href="#" class="snip1270 ion-ios-star-outline"></a>
<a href="#" class="snip1270 hover ion-ios-list-outline"></a>
<a href="#" class="snip1270 ion-ios-chatboxes-outline"></a>
<a href="#" class="snip1270 ion-ios-home-outline"></a>
<a href="#" class="snip1270 ion-ios-pie-outline"></a>
<a href="#" class="snip1270 ion-ios-gear-outline"></a>

/* Icon set - http://ionicons.com */
@import url(https://code.ionicframework.com/ionicons/2.0.1/css/ionicons.min.css);
.snip1270 {
  position: relative;
  font-size: 40px;
  background-color: rgba(50, 50, 50, 0.3);
  color: #ffffff;
  width: 75px;
  margin: 40px;
  height: 75px;
  display: inline-block;
  text-align: center;
  -webkit-transition: all 0.25s ease-in-out;
  transition: all 0.25s ease-in-out;
  text-decoration: none;
  -webkit-box-sizing: border-box;
  box-sizing: border-box;
}
.snip1270:before {
  z-index: 2;
  display: block;
  line-height: 75px;
}
.snip1270:after {
  position: absolute;
  bottom: 0;
  top: 100%;
  left: 0;
  right: 0;
  background: #2980b9;
  content: '';
  z-index: -1;
}
.snip1270:before,
.snip1270:after {
  -webkit-transition: all 0.25s ease-in-out;
  transition: all 0.25s ease-in-out;
}
.snip1270:hover,
.snip1270:active,
.snip1270.hover {
  color: #ffffff;
}
.snip1270:hover:after,
.snip1270:active:after,
.snip1270.hover:after {
  top: 0;
}
/* Demo purposes only */
body {
  background-color: #212121;
}

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