<h1>Speech Bubbles in CSS only</h1>
<a class="photo-wrap" href="#"><img class="photo" src="https://picsum.photos/175/175" alt="Picture of Me">
  <div class="speechbox">
    <p>SitePoint Rocks!</p>
  </div>
</a>

<a class="photo-wrap" href="#"><img class="photo" src="https://picsum.photos/185/185" alt="Picture">
  <div class="speechbox">
    <p>SitePoint Rocks! <br>Lorem Ipsum dolor sit amet</p>
  </div>
</a>
<a class="photo-wrap" href="#"><img class="photo" src="https://picsum.photos/195/195" alt="Picture">
  <div class="speechbox">
    <p>SitePoint Rocks! <br>Lorem Ipsum dolor sit amet Lorem Ipsum dolor sit amet Lorem Ipsum dolor sit amet Lorem Ipsum dolor sit amet</p>
  </div>
</a>

<a class="photo-wrap bubble-large" href="#"><img class="photo" src="https://picsum.photos/175/175" alt="Picture">
  <div class="speechbox">
    <p>SitePoint Rocks! <br>Lorem Ipsum dolor sit amet Lorem Ipsum dolor sit amet Lorem Ipsum dolor sit amet Lorem Ipsum dolor sit amet</p>
  </div>
</a>

<a class="photo-wrap bubble-percent" href="#"><img class="photo" src="https://picsum.photos/175/175" alt="Picture">
  <div class="speechbox">
    <p>SitePoint Rocks! <br>Lorem Ipsum dolor sit amet Lorem Ipsum dolor sit amet Lorem Ipsum dolor sit amet Lorem Ipsum dolor sit amet</p>
  </div>
</a>

body {
  background: #335577;
}
.photo-wrap {
  display: inline-flex;
  position: relative;
  margin: 100px 25px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  z-index:1;
}
.photo-wrap img {
  border-radius: 50%;
  max-width: 175px;
  height: auto;
  z-index:-2;
}
.speechbox {
  position: absolute;
  right: 999rem;
  bottom: 100%;
  width: 200px;
  min-width:135px;
  height: auto;
  text-align: center;
  background:#fff;
  border: 4px solid #000;
  border-radius: 30px;
  opacity: 0;
  transition: opacity 1s ease, right 0s 1s;
  filter: drop-shadow(4px 4px 4px rgba(255,255,255,0.6));
}
.bubble-large .speechbox{width:400px;}
.bubble-percent .speechbox{width:40vw;}
.speechbox:before,
.speechbox:after,
.speechbox p:after {
  content: "";
  bottom: -32px;
  right: 70px;
  position: absolute;
  display: block;
  width: 38px;
  height: 26px;
  border-radius: 0 0 18px 38px;
  box-shadow: 14px 14px 0px 11px #fff;
  transform: rotate(-90deg);
  z-index: -1;
}
.speechbox:before {
  box-shadow: 14px 14px 0px 14px black;
  z-index: -1;
  right: 73px;
}
.speechbox:after {
  box-shadow: 14px 14px 0px 14px black;
  z-index: -1;
}
.speechbox p {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: center;
  align-items: center;
  color: red;
  z-index: 3;
  margin: 0;
  position: relative;
  min-height: 60px;
  padding: 10px;
  background-color:#fff;/* hide spike during transition*/
  border-radius:34px;
}

/* hover styles */
.photo-wrap:hover .speechbox {
  right: -50px;
  opacity: 1;
  transition: opacity 1s ease, right 0s;
}