<a href="http://dribbble.com/shots/966016-Messages?list=users" style="color:#09c; padding:20px; display:block; clear:both; text-align:center;">A HTML version of 'Messages' by Coleman Tharp</a>
<div class="container">
<div class="header">
<h2>Messages</h2>
<a href="#" title="Add Friend to this chat">+</a>
</div>
<div class="chat-box">
<div class="message-box left-img">
<div class="picture">
<img src="https://dribbble.s3.amazonaws.com/users/2493/avatars/original/joey_head_new.png?1346157876" title="user name"/>
<span class="time">10 mins</span>
</div>
<div class="message">
<span>Bobby Giangeruso</span>
<p>Hey Mike, how are you doing?</p>
</div>
</div>
<div class="message-box right-img">
<div class="picture">
<img src="https://dribbble.s3.amazonaws.com/users/212696/avatars/small/monogram_pixel_perfect.png?1359994784" title="user name"/>
<span class="time">2 mins</span>
</div>
<div class="message">
<span>Mike Moloney</span>
<p>Pretty good, Eating nutella, nommommom</p>
</div>
</div>
<div class="enter-message">
<input type="text" placeholder="Enter your message.."/>
<a href="#" class="send">Send</a>
</div>
</div>
</div>
*{
font-family:'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica, sans-serif;
font-size:14px;
margin:0;
}
a{
font-weight:bold;
color:#fff;
text-decoration:none;
}
.container{
width:400px;
display:block;
margin:0 auto;
box-shadow:0 2px 5px rgba(0,0,0,0.4);
}
.header{
padding:20px 20px 18px 20px;
background:#5FB471;
color:#fff;
}
.header h2{
font-size:16px;
line-height:15px;
display:inline-block;
}
.header a{
display:inline-block;
float:right;
background:#3d8b4e;
font-size:25px;
line-height:20px;
padding:3px 6px;
margin-top:-5px;
border-radius:2px;
}
.chat-box, .enter-message{
background:#ECECEC;
padding:0 20px;
color:#a1a1a1;
}
.chat-box .message-box{
padding:18px 0 10px;
clear:both;
}
.message-box .picture{
float:left;
width:50px;
display:block;
padding-right:10px;
}
.picture img{
width:43px;
height:48px;
border-radius:5px;
}
.picture span{
font-weight:bold;
font-size:12px;
clear:both;
display:block;
text-align:center;
margin-top:3px;
}
.message{
background:#fff;
display:inline-block;
padding:13px;
width:274px;
border-radius:2px;
box-shadow: 0 1px 1px rgba(0,0,0,.04);
position:relative;
}
.message:before{
content:"";
position:absolute;
display:block;
left:0;
border-right:6px solid #fff;
border-top: 6px solid transparent;
border-bottom:6px solid transparent;
top:10px;
margin-left:-6px;
}
.message span{
color:#555;
font-weight:bold;
}
.message p{
padding-top:5px;
}
.message-box.right-img .picture{
float:right;
padding:0;
padding-left:10px;
}
.message-box.right-img .picture img{
float:right;
}
.message-box.right-img .message:before{
left:100%;
margin-right:6px;
margin-left:0;
border-right:6px solid transparent;
border-left:6px solid #fff;
border-top: 6px solid transparent;
border-bottom:6px solid transparent;
}
.enter-message{
padding:13px 0px;
}
.enter-message input{
border:none;
padding:10px 12px;
background:#d3d3d3;
width:260px;
border-radius:2px;
}
.enter-message a.send{
padding:10px 15px;
background:#6294c2;
border-radius:2px;
float:right;
}
$(function(){
var today = new Date();
var dd = today.getDate();
var mm = today.getMonth()+1; //January is 0!
var yyyy = today.getFullYear();
if(dd<10){dd='0'+dd} if(mm<10){mm='0'+mm} today = mm+'/'+dd+'/'+yyyy;
});
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