articles

Home / DeveloperSection / Articles / The Shapes of CSS

The Shapes of CSS

Anonymous User5177 25-Jan-2013

All of below shapes use only a single HTML element. Any kind of CSS goes, as long as it's supported in at least one browser.

Square: 

 

#square { width: 100px; height: 100px; background: #CC33CC; }

 

Rectangle: 

 

#rectangle { width: 200px; height: 100px; background: #CC33CC; }

 

  Circle: 

 

#circle { width: 100px; height: 100px; background: #CC33CC; -moz-border-radius: 50px; -webkit-border-radius: 50px; border-radius: 50px; }

 

Oval: 

 

#oval { width: 200px; height: 100px; background: #CC33CC; -moz-border-radius: 100px/ 50px; -webkit-border-radius: 100px/ 50px; border-radius: 100px/ 50px; }

 

Triangle –Up: 

 

#triangle-up { width: 0; height: 0; border-left: 50pxsolid transparent; border-right: 50pxsolid transparent; border-bottom: 100pxsolid #CC33CC; }

 

  Triangle Down: 

 

#triangle-down { width: 0; height: 0; border-left: 50pxsolid transparent; border-right: 50pxsolid transparent; border-top: 100pxsolid #CC33CC; }

 

  Triangle Left: 

 

#triangle-left { width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 50pxsolid transparent; border-right: 100pxsolid #CC33CC; border-bottom: 50pxsolid transparent; }

 

  Triangle Right: 

 

#triangle-right { width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 50pxsolid transparent; border-left: 100pxsolid #CC33CC; border-bottom: 50pxsolid transparent; }

 

  Triangle TopLeft: 

 

#triangle-topleft { width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 100pxsolid #CC33CC; border-right: 100pxsolid transparent; }

 

  Triangle TopRight: 

 

#triangle-topright { width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 100pxsolid #CC33CC; border-left: 100pxsolid transparent; }

 

  Triangle BottomLeft: 

 

#triangle-bottomleft { width: 0; height: 0; border-bottom: 100pxsolid #CC33CC; border-right: 100pxsolid transparent; }

 

  Triangle BottomRight: 

 

#triangle-bottomright { width: 0; height: 0; border-bottom: 100pxsolid #CC33CC; border-left: 100pxsolid transparent; }

 

  Curved Tail Arrow: 

 

#curvedarrow { position: relative; width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 9pxsolid transparent; border-right: 9pxsolid #CC33CC; -webkit-transform: rotate(10deg); -moz-transform: rotate(10deg); -ms-transform: rotate(10deg); -o-transform: rotate(10deg); } #curvedarrow:after { content: ""; position: absolute; border: 0 solidtransparent; border-top: 3px solid#CC33CC; border-radius: 20px 00 0; top: -12px; left: -9px; width: 12px; height: 12px; -webkit-transform: rotate(45deg); -moz-transform: rotate(45deg); -ms-transform: rotate(45deg); -o-transform: rotate(45deg); }

 

  Trapezoid: 

 

#trapezoid { border-bottom: 100pxsolid #CC33CC; border-left: 50pxsolid transparent; border-right: 50pxsolid transparent; height: 0; width: 100px; }

 

  Parallelogram:  

 

#parallelogram { width: 150px; height: 100px; -webkit-transform: skew(20deg); -moz-transform: skew(20deg); -o-transform: skew(20deg); background: #CC33CC; }

 

  Start (6-points): 

 

#star-six { width: 0; height: 0; border-left: 50pxsolid transparent; border-right: 50pxsolid transparent; border-bottom: 100pxsolid #CC33CC; position: relative; }

 

#star-six:after { width: 0; height: 0; border-left: 50pxsolid transparent; border-right: 50pxsolid transparent; border-top: 100pxsolid #CC33CC; position: absolute; content: ""; top: 30px; left: -50px; }

 

  Star (5-points): 

 

#star-five { margin: 50px0; position: relative; display: block; color: #CC33CC; width: 0px; height: 0px; border-right: 100px solidtransparent; border-bottom: 70px solid#CC33CC; border-left: 100px solidtransparent; -moz-transform: rotate(35deg); -webkit-transform: rotate(35deg); -ms-transform: rotate(35deg); -o-transform: rotate(35deg); }

 

#star-five:before { border-bottom: 80pxsolid #CC33CC; border-left: 30pxsolid transparent; border-right: 30pxsolid transparent; position: absolute; height: 0; width: 0; top: -45px; left: -65px; display: block; content: ''; -webkit-transform: rotate(-35deg); -moz-transform: rotate(-35deg); -ms-transform: rotate(-35deg); -o-transform: rotate(-35deg); }

 

#star-five:after { position: absolute; display: block; color: #CC33CC; top: 3px; left: -105px; width: 0px; height: 0px; border-right: 100pxsolid transparent; border-bottom: 70pxsolid #CC33CC; border-left: 100pxsolid transparent; -webkit-transform: rotate(-70deg); -moz-transform: rotate(-70deg); -ms-transform: rotate(-70deg); -o-transform: rotate(-70deg); content: ''; }

 

  Pentagon: 

 

#pentagon { position: relative; width: 54px; border-width: 50px18px 0; border-style: solid; border-color: #CC33CCtransparent; }

 

#pentagon:before { content: ""; position: absolute; height: 0; width: 0; top: -85px; left: -18px; border-width: 045px 35px; border-style: solid; border-color: transparenttransparent #CC33CC; }

 

  Hexagon: 

 

#hexagon { width: 100px; height: 55px; background: #CC33CC; position: relative; }

 

#hexagon:before { content: ""; position: absolute; top: -25px; left: 0; width: 0; height: 0; border-left: 50pxsolid transparent; border-right: 50pxsolid transparent; border-bottom: 25pxsolid #CC33CC; }

 

#hexagon:after { content: ""; position: absolute; bottom: -25px; left: 0; width: 0; height: 0; border-left: 50pxsolid transparent; border-right: 50pxsolid transparent; border-top: 25pxsolid #CC33CC; }

 

  Octagon: 

 

#octagon { width: 100px; height: 100px; background: #CC33CC; position: relative; }

 

#octagon:before { content: ""; position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; border-bottom: 29pxsolid #CC33CC; border-left: 29pxsolid #eee; border-right: 29pxsolid #eee; width: 42px; height: 0; }

 

#octagon:after { content: ""; position: absolute; bottom: 0; left: 0; border-top: 29pxsolid #CC33CC; border-left: 29pxsolid #eee; border-right: 29pxsolid #eee; width: 42px; height: 0; }

 

  Heart: 

 

#heart { position: relative; width: 100px; height: 90px; }

 

#heart:before, #heart:after { position: absolute; content: ""; left: 50px; top: 0; width: 50px; height: 80px; background: #CC33CC; -moz-border-radius: 50px 50px0 0; border-radius: 50px50px 00; -webkit-transform: rotate(-45deg); -moz-transform: rotate(-45deg); -ms-transform: rotate(-45deg); -o-transform: rotate(-45deg); transform: rotate(-45deg); -webkit-transform-origin: 0 100%; -moz-transform-origin: 0100%; -ms-transform-origin: 0 100%; -o-transform-origin: 0100%; transform-origin: 0 100%; }

 

#heart:after { left: 0; -webkit-transform: rotate(45deg); -moz-transform: rotate(45deg); -ms-transform: rotate(45deg); -o-transform: rotate(45deg); transform: rotate(45deg); -webkit-transform-origin: 100%100%; -moz-transform-origin: 100% 100%; -ms-transform-origin: 100%100%; -o-transform-origin: 100% 100%; transform-origin :100% 100%; }

 

  Infinity: 

 

#infinity { position: relative; width: 212px; height: 100px; }

 

#infinity:before, #infinity:after { content: ""; position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 60px; height: 60px; border: 20px solid#CC33CC; -moz-border-radius: 50px 50px0 50px; border-radius: 50px50px 050px; -webkit-transform: rotate(-45deg); -moz-transform: rotate(-45deg); -ms-transform: rotate(-45deg); -o-transform: rotate(-45deg); transform: rotate(-45deg); }

 

#infinity:after { left: auto; right: 0; -moz-border-radius: 50px50px 50px0; border-radius: 50px 50px50px 0; -webkit-transform: rotate(45deg); -moz-transform: rotate(45deg); -ms-transform: rotate(45deg); -o-transform: rotate(45deg); transform: rotate(45deg); }

 

  Diamond Square: 

 

#diamond { width: 0; height: 0; border: 50pxsolid transparent; border-bottom-color: #CC33CC; position: relative; top: -50px; }

 

#diamond:after { content: ''; position: absolute; left: -50px; top: 50px; width: 0; height: 0; border: 50pxsolid transparent; border-top-color: #CC33CC; }

 

  Diamond Shield: 

 

#diamond-shield { width: 0; height: 0; border: 50pxsolid transparent; border-bottom: 20pxsolid #CC33CC; position: relative; top: -50px; }

 

#diamond-shield:after { content: ''; position: absolute; left: -50px; top: 20px; width: 0; height: 0; border: 50pxsolid transparent; border-top: 70pxsolid #CC33CC; }

 

  Diamond Narrow: 

 

#diamond-narrow { width: 0; height: 0; border: 50pxsolid transparent; border-bottom: 70pxsolid #CC33CC; position: relative; top: -50px; }

 

#diamond-narrow:after { content: ''; position: absolute; left: -50px; top: 70px; width: 0; height: 0; border: 50pxsolid transparent; border-top: 70pxsolid #CC33CC; }

 

  Cut Diamond: 

 

#cut-diamond { border-style: solid; border-color: transparenttransparent #CC33CCtransparent; border-width: 0 25px25px 25px; height: 0; width: 50px; position: relative; margin: 20px0 50px0; }

 

 #cut-diamond:after { content: ""; position: absolute; top: 25px; left: -25px; width: 0; height: 0; border-style: solid; border-color: #CC33CC transparenttransparent transparent; border-width: 70px50px 050px; }

 

 Egg: 

 

#egg { display:block; width: 126px; height: 180px; background-color: #CC33CC; -webkit-border-radius: 63px 63px63px 63px/ 108px108px 72px72px; border-radius: 50% 50%50% 50%/ 60%60% 40%40%; }

 

  Pac-Man: 

 

#pacman { width: 0px; height: 0px; border-right: 60pxsolid transparent; border-top: 60pxsolid #CC33CC; border-left: 60pxsolid #CC33CC; border-bottom: 60pxsolid #CC33CC; border-top-left-radius: 60px; border-top-right-radius: 60px; border-bottom-left-radius: 60px; border-bottom-right-radius: 60px; }

 

  Talk Bubble: 

 

#talkbubble { width: 120px; height: 80px; background: #CC33CC; position: relative; -moz-border-radius: 10px; -webkit-border-radius: 10px; border-radius: 10px; }

 

#talkbubble:before { content:""; position: absolute; right: 100%; top: 26px; width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 13px solidtransparent; border-right: 26px solid#CC33CC; border-bottom: 13px solidtransparent; }

 

  12 Points Burst: 

 

#burst-12 { background: #CC33CC; width: 80px; height: 80px; position: relative; text-align: center; }

 

#burst-12:before, #burst-12:after { content: ""; position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; height: 80px; width: 80px; background: #CC33CC; }

 

#burst-12:before { -webkit-transform: rotate(30deg); -moz-transform: rotate(30deg); -ms-transform: rotate(30deg); -o-transform: rotate(30deg); }

 

 #burst-12:after { -webkit-transform: rotate(60deg); -moz-transform: rotate(60deg); -ms-transform: rotate(60deg); -o-transform: rotate(60deg); }

 

  8 Points Burst: 

 

#burst-8 { background: #CC33CC; width: 80px; height: 80px; position: relative; text-align: center; -webkit-transform: rotate(20deg); -moz-transform: rotate(20deg); -ms-transform: rotate(20deg); -o-transform: rotate(20eg); }

 

 #burst-8:before { content: ""; position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; height: 80px; width: 80px; background: #CC33CC; -webkit-transform: rotate(135deg); -moz-transform: rotate(135deg); -ms-transform: rotate(135deg); -o-transform: rotate(135deg); }

 

  Yin Yang: 

 

#yin-yang { width: 96px; height: 48px; background: #eee; border-color: #CC33CC; border-style: solid; border-width: 2px2px 50px2px; border-radius: 100%; position: relative; }

#yin-yang:before { content: ""; position: absolute; top: 50%; left: 0; background: #eee; border: 18pxsolid #CC33CC; border-radius: 100%; width: 12px; height: 12px; }

 

#yin-yang:after { content: ""; position: absolute; top: 50%; left: 50%; background: #CC33CC; border: 18pxsolid #eee; border-radius:100%; width: 12px; height: 12px; }

 

  Badge Ribbon: 

 

#badge-ribbon { position: relative; background: #CC33CC; height: 100px; width: 100px; -moz-border-radius: 50px; -webkit-border-radius: 50px; border-radius: 50px; }

 

#badge-ribbon:before, #badge-ribbon:after { content: ''; position: absolute; border-bottom: 70px solid#CC33CC; border-left: 40px solidtransparent; border-right: 40px solidtransparent; top: 70px; left: -10px; -webkit-transform: rotate(-140deg); -moz-transform: rotate(-140deg); -ms-transform: rotate(-140deg); -o-transform: rotate(-140deg); }

 

#badge-ribbon:after { left: auto; right: -10px; -webkit-transform: rotate(140deg); -moz-transform: rotate(140deg); -ms-transform: rotate(140deg); -o-transform: rotate(140deg); }

 

  Square Invader: 

 

#space-invader{ box-shadow: 00 01em #CC33CC,0 1em0 1em#CC33CC, -2.5em1.5em 0.5em #CC33CC,2.5em 1.5em0 .5em#CC33CC, -3em-3em 00 #CC33CC,3em -3em0 0#CC33CC, -2em-2em 00 #CC33CC,2em -2em0 0#CC33CC, -3em-1em 00 #CC33CC,-2em -1em0 0#CC33CC, 2em-1em 00 #CC33CC,3em -1em0 0#CC33CC, -4em0 00 #CC33CC,-3em 00 0#CC33CC, 3em0 00 #CC33CC,4em 00 0#CC33CC, -5em1em 00 #CC33CC,-4em 1em0 0#CC33CC, 4em1em 00 #CC33CC,5em 1em0 0#CC33CC, -5em2em 00 #CC33CC,5em 2em0 0#CC33CC, -5em3em 00 #CC33CC,-3em 3em0 0#CC33CC, 3em3em 00 #CC33CC,5em 3em0 0#CC33CC, -2em4em 00 #CC33CC,-1em 4em0 0#CC33CC, 1em4em 00 #CC33CC,2em 4em0 0#CC33CC; background: #CC33CC; width: 1em; height: 1em; overflow: hidden; margin: 50px 070px 65px; }

 

TV Screen: 

 

#tv { position: relative; width: 200px; height: 150px; margin: 20px0; background: #CC33CC; border-radius: 50% /10%; color: white; text-align: center; text-indent: .1em; }

 

#tv:before { content: ''; position: absolute; top: 10%; bottom: 10%; right: -5%; left: -5%; background: inherit; border-radius: 5%/ 50%; }

 

  Chevron: 

 

#chevron { position: relative; text-align: center; padding: 12px; margin-bottom: 6px; height: 60px; width: 200px; }

 

#chevron:before { content: ''; position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; height: 100%; width: 51%; background: #CC33CC; -webkit-transform: skew(0deg, 6deg); -moz-transform: skew(0deg, 6deg); -ms-transform: skew(0deg, 6deg); -o-transform: skew(0deg, 6deg); transform: skew(0deg, 6deg); }

 

#chevron:after { content: ''; position: absolute; top: 0; right: 0; height: 100%; width: 50%; background: #CC33CC; -webkit-transform: skew(0deg, -6deg); -moz-transform: skew(0deg, -6deg); -ms-transform: skew(0deg, -6deg); -o-transform: skew(0deg, -6deg); transform: skew(0deg, -6deg); }

 

  Magnifying Glass: 

 

#magnifying-glass { font-size: 10em; /* This controls the size. */ display: inline-block; width: 0.4em; height: 0.4em; border: 0.1em solid#CC33CC; position: relative; border-radius: 0.35em; }

 

#magnifying-glass::before { content: ""; display: inline-block; position: absolute; right: -0.25em; bottom: -0.1em; border-width: 0; background: #CC33CC; width: 0.35em; height: 0.08em; -webkit-transform: rotate(45deg); -moz-transform: rotate(45deg); -ms-transform: rotate(45deg); -o-transform: rotate(45deg); }

 

 


Updated 29-Nov-2017
I am a content writter !

Leave Comment

Comments

Liked By