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HTML

<span>
    <i></i>
    <i></i>
    <i></i>
    <i></i>
    <i></i>
</span>

CSS

span {
    display: inline-block;
    outline: 1px solid red;
    padding: 5px;
}

span > i {
    float: right;
    height: 20px;
    width: 20px;
    outline: 1px solid blue;
    cursor: pointer;
}

span > i:not(:last-child) {
    margin-left: 10px;
}

span > i:hover, span > i:hover ~ i {
    background-color: blue;
}