JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground
HTML
<script src="https://raw.github.com/louisremi/jquery.transform.js/master/jquery.transform.light.js"></script>
<button id="m1">-1 deg</button>
<button id="p1">+1 deg</button>
<div id='box' class='box'></div>
CSS
.box {position: absolute; width:300px; height: 300px; border: 1px black solid; top: 100px;}
JavaScript
var b=$('#box');
$('#m1').click( function () { rotateby(-1); });
$('#p1').click( function () { rotateby(1); });
function rotateby(x) {
var r=$.transform.radToDeg(
b.css('transform').rotate
);
r+=x;
b.css('transform',"rotate("+r+"deg)");
}