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HTML

<div class="customCheckboxBtns">
<div class="ck-button"><label><input checked="checked" name="column-2" type="checkbox">1</label></div>
<div class="ck-button"><label class="selected"><input checked="checked" name="column-3" type="checkbox">2</label></div>
<div class="ck-button"><label><input checked="checked" name="column-4" type="checkbox">3</label></div>
<div class="ck-button"><label><input checked="checked" name="column-5" type="checkbox">4</label></div>
<div class="ck-button"><label><input checked="checked" name="column-6" type="checkbox">5</label></div>
</div>

CSS

.customCheckboxBtns{
	margin-bottom: 1rem;
    margin-top: 0.25rem;
	overflow:auto;
}

.ck-button {
	margin-right: 0.375rem;
    background-color:#ffffff;
    border-radius:4px;
    border:1px solid #26a69a;
    overflow:auto;
    float:left;
	font-family: 'Source Sans Pro', sans-serif;
	transition: all 0.2s ease 0s;
	color:#999999;
}

.ck-button:hover {
    background:#7dcac2;
	border:1px solid #26a69a;
	color:#26a69a;
	background-color:#ffffff;
}

.ck-button label {
    text-align:center;
    padding: 0.25rem 0.5rem;
    display:block;
	background:#26a69a;
	color:#ffffff;
	transition: all 0.2s ease 0s;
}
.ck-button label:hover{
	cursor:pointer;
}
.ck-button input:checked {
    background: #26a69a none repeat scroll 0 0;	
    color: #ffffff;
    padding: 0.25rem 0.5rem;
	transition: all 0.2s ease 0s;
}
.ck-button label:hover{
    background: #7dcac2 none repeat scroll 0 0;
	color:#ffffff;	
}
.ck-button label input {
    position:absolute;
    /*top:-2000px;*/
}
.ck-button label input[type="checkbox"] {
    position: absolute;
    visibility: hidden;
}
label.selected{
    background: #7dcac2 none repeat scroll 0 0;
	  color:#ffffff;	
}

JavaScript

$('.ck-button label').on('click', function () {
    $(this).addClass('selected');    
});

$('.ck-button label').on('click', function () {
    $(this).removeClass('selected');
});