<h1>Chat Bubbles - iOS style</h1>
<div class="chat">
  <div class="mine messages">
    <div class="message last">
      Dude
     </div>
  </div>
  <div class="yours messages">
    <div class="message">
      Hey!
    </div>
    <div class="message">
      You there?
    </div>
    <div class="message last">
      Hello, how's it going?
    </div>
  </div>
  <div class="mine messages">
    <div class="message">
      Great thanks!
    </div> 
    <div class="message last">
      How about you?
     </div>
  </div>
</div>
body {
  font-family: helvetica;
  display: flex ;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: center;
}

.chat {
  width: 300px;
  border: solid 1px #EEE;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  padding: 10px;
}

.messages {
  margin-top: 30px;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
}

.message {
  border-radius: 20px;
  padding: 8px 15px;
  margin-top: 5px;
  margin-bottom: 5px;
  display: inline-block;
}

.yours {
  align-items: flex-start;
}

.yours .message {
  margin-right: 25%;
  background-color: #eee;
  position: relative;
}

.yours .message.last:before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  z-index: 0;
  bottom: 0;
  left: -7px;
  height: 20px;
  width: 20px;
  background: #eee;
  border-bottom-right-radius: 15px;
}
.yours .message.last:after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  z-index: 1;
  bottom: 0;
  left: -10px;
  width: 10px;
  height: 20px;
  background: white;
  border-bottom-right-radius: 10px;
}

.mine {
  align-items: flex-end;
}

.mine .message {
  color: white;
  margin-left: 25%;
  background: linear-gradient(to bottom, #00D0EA 0%, #0085D1 100%);
  background-attachment: fixed;
  position: relative;
}

.mine .message.last:before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  z-index: 0;
  bottom: 0;
  right: -8px;
  height: 20px;
  width: 20px;
  background: linear-gradient(to bottom, #00D0EA 0%, #0085D1 100%);
  background-attachment: fixed;
  border-bottom-left-radius: 15px;
}

.mine .message.last:after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  z-index: 1;
  bottom: 0;
  right: -10px;
  width: 10px;
  height: 20px;
  background: white;
  border-bottom-left-radius: 10px;
}

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