Pure CSS Star Rating Input

index.html

<form class="rating">
  <label>
    <input type="radio" name="stars" value="1" />
    <span class="icon">★</span>
  </label>
  <label>
    <input type="radio" name="stars" value="2" />
    <span class="icon">★</span>
    <span class="icon">★</span>
  </label>
  <label>
    <input type="radio" name="stars" value="3" />
    <span class="icon">★</span>
    <span class="icon">★</span>
    <span class="icon">★</span>   
  </label>
  <label>
    <input type="radio" name="stars" value="4" />
    <span class="icon">★</span>
    <span class="icon">★</span>
    <span class="icon">★</span>
    <span class="icon">★</span>
  </label>
  <label>
    <input type="radio" name="stars" value="5" />
    <span class="icon">★</span>
    <span class="icon">★</span>
    <span class="icon">★</span>
    <span class="icon">★</span>
    <span class="icon">★</span>
  </label>
</form>

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Pure CSS Star Rating Input

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script.js

$(':radio').change(function() {
  console.log('New star rating: ' + this.value);
});

scripts

<script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.1.0/jquery.min.js"></script>

style.css

.rating {
  display: inline-block;
  position: relative;
  height: 50px;
  line-height: 50px;
  font-size: 50px;
}

.rating label {
  position: absolute;
  top: 0;
  left: 0;
  height: 100%;
  cursor: pointer;
}

.rating label:last-child {
  position: static;
}

.rating label:nth-child(1) {
  z-index: 5;
}

.rating label:nth-child(2) {
  z-index: 4;
}

.rating label:nth-child(3) {
  z-index: 3;
}

.rating label:nth-child(4) {
  z-index: 2;
}

.rating label:nth-child(5) {
  z-index: 1;
}

.rating label input {
  position: absolute;
  top: 0;
  left: 0;
  opacity: 0;
}

.rating label .icon {
  float: left;
  color: transparent;
}

.rating label:last-child .icon {
  color: #000;
}

.rating:not(:hover) label input:checked ~ .icon,
.rating:hover label:hover input ~ .icon {
  color: #09f;
}

.rating label input:focus:not(:checked) ~ .icon:last-child {
  color: #000;
  text-shadow: 0 0 5px #09f;
}