JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<a href="#">move</a>
<div class="container"></div>

CSS

.container {
    width: 200px;
    height: 100px;
    background: yellow;
    transition: all 1s;
    transform: scale(0);
}
.container.open {
    transform: scale(1);
}

JavaScript

$('a').click(function(e){
    e.preventDefault();
    var matrix = $('.container').css('transform');
    console.log(matrix);
    $('.container').toggleClass('open');
});