<h1>CSS speech bubble example</h1>

<div class="speech-bubble">
  <p><strong>Demo speech bubble</strong></p>
  <p>This is a simple CSS speech bubble.</p>
</div>

<div class="speech-bubble-ds">
  <p><strong>Demo speech bubble</strong></p>
  <p>This is CSS speech bubble with borders and drop shadow.</p>
  <div class="speech-bubble-ds__arrow"></div>
</div>

<p style="text-align:center">Read more: <a href="https://auralinna.blog/post/2017/how-to-make-a-css-speech-bubble-with-borders-and-drop-shadow" target="_blank">How to make a CSS speech bubble with borders and drop shadow</a></p>
html, body {
  color: #333;
  font-size: 16px;
  line-height: 20px;
}
body {
  margin: 20px;
}

h1 {
  line-height: 1.2;
  margin-bottom: 35px;
  text-align: center;
}

/** Speech bubble */

.speech-bubble {
  background: #efefef;
  border-radius: 4px;
  font-size: 1.2rem;
  line-height: 1.3;
  margin: 0 auto 40px;
  max-width: 400px;
  padding: 15px;
  position: relative;

  p {
    margin: 0 0 10px;

    :last-of-type {
      margin-bottom: 0;
    }
  }

  &::after {
    border-left: 20px solid transparent;
    border-top: 20px solid #efefef;
    bottom: -20px;
    content: "";
    position: absolute;
    right: 20px;
  }
}

/** Speech bubble with drop shadow and border */

.speech-bubble-ds {
  background: #efefef;
  border: 1px solid #a7a7a7;
  border-radius: 4px;
  box-shadow: 4px 4px 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);
  font-size: 1.2rem;
  line-height: 1.3;
  margin: 0 auto 40px;
  max-width: 400px;
  padding: 15px;
  position: relative;

  p {
    margin-bottom: 10px;

    :last-of-type {
      margin-bottom: 0;
    }
  }
}

.speech-bubble-ds__arrow {
  border-left: 21px solid transparent;
  border-top: 20px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);
  bottom: -25px;
  position: absolute;
  right: 15px;

  &::before {
    border-left: 23px solid transparent;
    border-top: 23px solid #a7a7a7;
    bottom: 2px;
    content: "";
    position: absolute;
    right: 5px;
  }
  &::after {
    border-left: 21px solid transparent;
    border-top: 21px solid #efefef;
    bottom: 4px;
    content: "";
    position: absolute;
    right: 6px;
  }
}
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External CSS

  1. https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/4.0.0-beta.2/css/bootstrap-reboot.min.css

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