Toggle class - example
HTML
<button id="handle">Fade</button>
<br>
<br>
<div id="box">apply</div>
CSS
div#box {
width: 100px;
heigth: 100px;
padding: 10px;
background-color: #3498db;
color: #fff;
font-family: helvetica;
text-align: center;
opacity:1;
transition: opacity 1s;
}
div#box.fade {
opacity:0;
}
JavaScript
var box = document.getElementById('box');
document.getElementById('handle').onclick = function(){
box.className = box.className ? '' : 'fade';
}