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How to Create Chat Bubbles in CSS

At first, you need to write the appropriate HTML markup. Refer to the examples below:
INPUT HTML <div class="talk-bubble"> <div class="talktext"> <p>CSS Talk Bubble configured by classes. Defaults to square shape, no triangle. Height is auto-adjusting to the height of the text.</p> </div> </div> <div class="talk-bubble tri-right left-top"> <div class="talktext"> <p>This one adds a right triangle on the left, flush at the top by using .tri-right and .left-top to specify the location.</p> </div> </div> <div class="talk-bubble tri-right left-in"> <div class="talktext"> <p>This talk-bubble uses .left-in class to show a triangle on the left slightly indented. Still a blocky square.</p> </div> </div> <div class="talk-bubble tri-right round btm-left"> <div class="talktext"> <p>And now using .round we can smooth the sides down. Also uses .btm-left to show a triangle at the bottom flush to the left.</p> </div> </div> <div class="talk-bubble tri-right border round btm-left-in"> <div class="talktext"> <p>Now we add a border and it looks like a comic. Uses .border .round and .btm-left-in</p> </div> </div> <div class="talk-bubble tri-right border btm-right-in"> <div class="talktext"> <p>Now flipped the other way and square. Uses .border and .btm-right-in</p> </div> </div> <div class="talk-bubble tri-right btm-right"> <div class="talktext"> <p>Flush to the bottom right. Uses .btm-right only.</p> </div> </div> <div class="talk-bubble tri-right round right-in"> <div class="talktext"> <p>Moving our way back up the right side indented. Uses .round and .right-in</p> </div> </div> <div class="talk-bubble tri-right round border right-top"> <div class="talktext"> <p>And finally on the right flush at the top. Uses .round .border and .right-top</p> </div> </div>
Now, you need to write the CSS script to assign properties. Refer to the examples below: CSS /* General CSS Setup */ body{ background-color: lightblue; font-family: "Ubuntu-Italic", "Lucida Sans", helvetica, sans; } /* container */ .container { padding: 5% 5%; } /* CSS talk bubble */ .talk-bubble { margin: 40px; display: inline-block; position: relative; width: 200px; height: auto; background-color: lightyellow; } .border{ border: 8px solid #666; } .round{ border-radius: 30px; -webkit-border-radius: 30px; -moz-border-radius: 30px; } /* Right triangle placed top left flush. */ .tri-right.border.left-top:before { content: ' '; position: absolute; width: 0; height: 0; left: -40px; right: auto; top: -8px; bottom: auto; border: 32px solid; border-color: #666 transparent transparent transparent; } .tri-right.left-top:after{ content: ' '; position: absolute; width: 0; height: 0; left: -20px; right: auto; top: 0px; bottom: auto; border: 22px solid; border-color: lightyellow transparent transparent transparent; } /* Right triangle, left side slightly down */ .tri-right.border.left-in:before { content: ' '; position: absolute; width: 0; height: 0; left: -40px; right: auto; top: 30px; bottom: auto; border: 20px solid; border-color: #666 #666 transparent transparent; } .tri-right.left-in:after{ content: ' '; position: absolute; width: 0; height: 0; left: -20px; right: auto; top: 38px; bottom: auto; border: 12px solid; border-color: lightyellow lightyellow transparent transparent; } /*Right triangle, placed bottom left side slightly in*/ .tri-right.border.btm-left:before { content: ' '; position: absolute; width: 0; height: 0; left: -8px; right: auto; top: auto; bottom: -40px; border: 32px solid; border-color: transparent transparent transparent #666; } .tri-right.btm-left:after{ content: ' '; position: absolute; width: 0; height: 0; left: 0px; right: auto; top: auto; bottom: -20px; border: 22px solid; border-color: transparent transparent transparent lightyellow; } /*Right triangle, placed bottom left side slightly in*/ .tri-right.border.btm-left-in:before { content: ' '; position: absolute; width: 0; height: 0; left: 30px; right: auto; top: auto; bottom: -40px; border: 20px solid; border-color: #666 transparent transparent #666; } .tri-right.btm-left-in:after{ content: ' '; position: absolute; width: 0; height: 0; left: 38px; right: auto; top: auto; bottom: -20px; border: 12px solid; border-color: lightyellow transparent transparent lightyellow; } /*Right triangle, placed bottom right side slightly in*/ .tri-right.border.btm-right-in:before { content: ' '; position: absolute; width: 0; height: 0; left: auto; right: 30px; bottom: -40px; border: 20px solid; border-color: #666 #666 transparent transparent; } .tri-right.btm-right-in:after{ content: ' '; position: absolute; width: 0; height: 0; left: auto; right: 38px; bottom: -20px; border: 12px solid; border-color: lightyellow lightyellow transparent transparent; } /* left: -8px; right: auto; top: auto; bottom: -40px; border: 32px solid; border-color: transparent transparent transparent #666; left: 0px; right: auto; top: auto; bottom: -20px; border: 22px solid; border-color: transparent transparent transparent lightyellow; /*Right triangle, placed bottom right side slightly in*/ .tri-right.border.btm-right:before { content: ' '; position: absolute; width: 0; height: 0; left: auto; right: -8px; bottom: -40px; border: 20px solid; border-color: #666 #666 transparent transparent; } .tri-right.btm-right:after{ content: ' '; position: absolute; width: 0; height: 0; left: auto; right: 0px; bottom: -20px; border: 12px solid; border-color: lightyellow lightyellow transparent transparent; } /* Right triangle, right side slightly down*/ .tri-right.border.right-in:before { content: ' '; position: absolute; width: 0; height: 0; left: auto; right: -40px; top: 30px; bottom: auto; border: 20px solid; border-color: #666 transparent transparent #666; } .tri-right.right-in:after{ content: ' '; position: absolute; width: 0; height: 0; left: auto; right: -20px; top: 38px; bottom: auto; border: 12px solid; border-color: lightyellow transparent transparent lightyellow; } /* Right triangle placed top right flush. */ .tri-right.border.right-top:before { content: ' '; position: absolute; width: 0; height: 0; left: auto; right: -40px; top: -8px; bottom: auto; border: 32px solid; border-color: #666 transparent transparent transparent; } .tri-right.right-top:after{ content: ' '; position: absolute; width: 0; height: 0; left: auto; right: -20px; top: 0px; bottom: auto; border: 20px solid; border-color: lightyellow transparent transparent transparent; } /* talk bubble contents */ .talktext{ padding: 1em; text-align: left; line-height: 1.5em; } .talktext p{ /* remove webkit p margins */ -webkit-margin-before: 0em; -webkit-margin-after: 0em; }
OUTPUT Watch this space after some time. [blockquote align="none" author="devrant.com"]Developers saying programming is pure logic have never done CSS in their life.[/blockquote]

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