<span class="bubble">Speech bubble with a border</span>
body {
    padding: 100px 10px;
    text-align: center;
}

/* Speech bubble with a border */

.bubble {
    background-color: #eee;
    border: 2px solid #333;
    border-radius: 5px;
    color: #333;
    display: inline-block;
    font: 16px/24px sans-serif;
    padding: 12px 24px;
    position: relative;
}
.bubble:after,
.bubble:before {
    border-left: 20px solid transparent;
    border-right: 20px solid transparent;
    border-top: 20px solid #eee;
    bottom: -20px;
    content: '';
    left: 50%;
    margin-left: -20px;
    position: absolute;
}

/* Styling for second triangle (border) */

.bubble:before {
    border-left: 23px solid transparent;
    border-right: 23px solid transparent;
    border-top: 23px solid;
    border-top-color: inherit; /* Can't be included in the shorthand to work */
    bottom: -23px;
    margin-left: -23px;
}

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