<div speech-bubble pbottom aright style="--bbColor:#af2d58">
  <div class="title">Bottom Right</div>
  <code>[pbottom]</code><code>[aright]</code>
</div>

<div speech-bubble pbottom acenter style="--bbColor:#a9528d">
  <div class="title">Bottom Center</div>
  <code>[pbottom]</code><code>[acenter]</code>
</div>

<div speech-bubble pbottom aleft style="--bbColor:#744b9f">
  <div class="title">Bottom Left</div>
  <code>[pbottom]</code><code>[aright]</code>
</div>

<div speech-bubble pleft abottom style="--bbColor:#484a9b">
  <div class="title">Left Bottom</div>
  <code>[pleft]</code><code>[abottom]</code>
</div>

<div speech-bubble pleft acenter style="--bbColor:#086899">
  <div class="title">Left Center</div>
  <code>[pleft]</code><code>[acenter]</code>
</div>

<div speech-bubble pleft atop style="--bbColor:#45c5e0">
 <div class="title">Left Top</div>
  <code>[pleft]</code><code>[atop]</code>
</div>

<div speech-bubble ptop aleft flip style="--bbColor:#51bfae">
  <div class="title">Top Left</div>
  <code>[ptop]</code><code>[aleft]</code><code>[flip]</code>
</div>

<div speech-bubble ptop acenter style="--bbColor:#63c08c">
  <div class="title">Top Center</div>
  <code>[ptop]</code><code>[acenter]</code>
</div>

<div speech-bubble ptop aright flip style="--bbColor:#c5d863">
  <div class="title">Top Right</div>
  <code>[ptop]</code><code>[aright]</code><code>[flip]</code>
</div>

<div speech-bubble pright atop style="--bbColor:#fdbb3c">
 <div class="title">Right Top</div>
  <code>[pright]</code><code>[atop]</code>
</div>

<div speech-bubble pright acenter style="--bbColor:#f5882f">
 <div class="title">Right Center</div>
  <code>[pright]</code><code>[acenter]</code>
</div>

<div speech-bubble pright abottom style="--bbColor:#f05142"> 
 <div class="title">Right Bottom</div>
  <code>[pright]</code><code>[abottom]</code>
</div>

<div class="middle">
  <h1>Speech<br>Bubbles</h1>
  <code>&#60div speech-bubble>
</div>

[speech-bubble], [speech-bubble] * { box-sizing: border-box }

[speech-bubble]{
  --bbColor: grey;
  --bbArrowSize: 1.5rem;
  --bbBorderRadius: 0.25rem;
  --bbPadding: 1rem;
  background: var(--bbColor);
  border-radius: var(--bbBorderRadius);
  padding: var(--bbPadding);
  position: relative;
}

[speech-bubble]::before{
  content: ''; 
  position: absolute;
  background: var(--bbColor);
}

[speech-bubble][pbottom]{ margin-bottom: var(--bbArrowSize) }
[speech-bubble][ptop]   { margin-top: var(--bbArrowSize); }
[speech-bubble][pleft]  { margin-left: var(--bbArrowSize); }
[speech-bubble][pright] { margin-right: var(--bbArrowSize); }


/* bottom and top  */
[speech-bubble][pbottom]::before,
[speech-bubble][ptop]::before{
  --width: calc(var(--bbArrowSize) / 2 * 3);
  height: var(--bbArrowSize);
  width: var(--width);
}

/* bottom */
[speech-bubble][pbottom]::before{
  top: calc(100% - 2px);
}
[speech-bubble][pbottom][aleft]::before{
  left: 1rem;
  clip-path: polygon(25% 0, 100% 0, 0% 100%)
}
[speech-bubble][pbottom][acenter]::before{
  left: calc(50% - var(--width) / 2);
  clip-path: polygon(12.5% 0, 87.5% 0, 50% 100%)
}
[speech-bubble][pbottom][aright]::before{
  right: 1rem;
  clip-path: polygon(0 0, 75% 0, 100% 100%)
}

/* top */
[speech-bubble][ptop]::before{
  bottom: calc(100% - 2px);
}
[speech-bubble][ptop][aleft]::before{
  left: var(--bbPadding);
  clip-path: polygon(0 0, 100% 100%, 25% 100%)
}
[speech-bubble][ptop][acenter]::before{
  left: calc(50% - var(--width) / 2);
  clip-path: polygon(12.5% 100%, 50% 0, 87.5% 100%)
}
[speech-bubble][ptop][aright]::before{
  right: var(--bbPadding);
  clip-path: polygon(0 100%, 100% 0, 75% 100%)
}

/* left and right  */
[speech-bubble][pleft]::before,
[speech-bubble][pright]::before{
  --height: calc(var(--bbArrowSize) / 2 * 3);
  width: var(--bbArrowSize);
  height: var(--height);
}

/* right */
[speech-bubble][pright]::before{
  left: calc(100% - 2px);
}
[speech-bubble][pright][atop]::before{
  top: var(--bbPadding);
  clip-path: polygon(100% 0, 0 100%, 0 25%)
}
[speech-bubble][pright][acenter]::before{
  top: calc(50% - var(--height) / 2);
  clip-path: polygon(0 12.5%, 100% 50%, 0 87.5%)
}
[speech-bubble][pright][abottom]::before{
  bottom: var(--bbPadding);
  clip-path: polygon(0 0, 100% 100%, 0 75%)
}

/* left */
[speech-bubble][pleft]::before{
  right: calc(100% - 2px);
}
[speech-bubble][pleft][atop]::before{
  top: var(--bbPadding);
  clip-path: polygon(0 0, 100% 25%, 100% 100%)
}
[speech-bubble][pleft][acenter]::before{
  top: calc(50% - var(--height) / 2);
  clip-path: polygon(0 50%, 100% 12.5%, 100% 87.5%);
}
[speech-bubble][pleft][abottom]::before{
  bottom: var(--bbPadding);
  clip-path: polygon(0 100%, 100% 0, 100% 75%)
}

/* flip */
[speech-bubble][pbottom][flip]::before,
[speech-bubble][ptop][flip]::before{
  transform: scaleX(-1)
}
[speech-bubble][pleft][flip]::before,
[speech-bubble][pright][flip]::before{
  transform: scaleY(-1)
}





/* for demo */
*{
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  box-sizing: border-box;
  cursor: default
}
body{
  max-width: 60rem;
  margin-inline: auto;
  font-family: sans-serif;
  display:grid;
  grid-template-areas:
    'br bc bl'
    'rb cc lb'
    'rc cc lc'
    'rt cc lt'
    'tr tc tl';
  padding: 2rem;
  gap: 2rem;
  background: #141518;
}

.middle{
  grid-area: cc;
  align-self: center;
  justify-self: center;
  text-align:center;
  color: white;
}

[speech-bubble][pbottom][aleft]   {grid-area: bl}
[speech-bubble][pbottom][acenter] {grid-area: bc}
[speech-bubble][pbottom][aright]  {grid-area: br}

[speech-bubble][pright][atop]     {grid-area: rt}
[speech-bubble][pright][acenter]  {grid-area: rc}
[speech-bubble][pright][abottom]  {grid-area: rb}

[speech-bubble][pleft][atop]      {grid-area: lt}
[speech-bubble][pleft][acenter]   {grid-area: lc}
[speech-bubble][pleft][abottom]   {grid-area: lb}

[speech-bubble][ptop][aleft]      {grid-area: tl}
[speech-bubble][ptop][acenter]    {grid-area: tc}
[speech-bubble][ptop][aright]     {grid-area: tr}

[speech-bubble][pbottom],
[speech-bubble][ptop]{margin: 0}

[speech-bubble]{ 
  filter: drop-shadow(0px 0px 0.2rem black);
  transition: transform 0.25s ease
}
[speech-bubble]:hover{
  transform: scale(1.05);
  filter: 
    drop-shadow(0px 0px 0.2rem black)
    drop-shadow(0px 0px 1rem var(--bbColor));
}

[speech-bubble] .title{
  font-weight: 600;
  color: white; 
  text-shadow: 1px 1px 2px black;
  margin-bottom: 0.5rem
}
[speech-bubble] code {
  background: white;
  margin: 0.125rem;
  box-shadow: 0px 0px 5px rgba(0,0,0,.5);
  white-space: nowrap;
  font-size: .9rem
}

.middle code{
  font-size: 1rem;
}