Hey there, common problem and this is the fun part about styling applications, so I will try to help you!
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Hey, try something like this: because you will need to activate a class on click.
link to some more information on stack overflow: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/7738219/how-to-keep-active-css-style-after-clicking-an-element/20343068
item{
/* 1st state */
}
item:hover{
/* hover state */
}
item:active{
/* click state */
}
item.active{
/* after click state */
}
jQuery('item').click(function(){
jQuery(this).toggleClass('active');
});