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HTML
<div>How do I get this effect with only CSS?<br />
<div class="anothertail"></div>
</div>
<div class="abubble">
<div class="atail">
<div class="ashadow"></div>
<div class="atail2">
</div>
</div>
</div>
CSS
.abubble {
position:relative;
border:1px solid #a0c7ff;
width:100px;
height:100px;
}
.ashadow {
position:absolute;
display: inline-block;
background:transparent;
width:10px;
height:10px;
left:-5px;
top:-16px;
-moz-box-shadow: 0px 10px 30px #000;
-webkit-box-shadow: 0px 10px 30px #000;
box-shadow: 0px 10px 30px #000;
}
.atail {
position:absolute;
display: inline-block;
border-width: 20px;
border-style: solid;
border-color: #a0c7ff transparent transparent transparent;
width: 0px;
height: 0px;
left:30px;
top:100px;
}
.atail2 {
position:relative;
display: inline-block;
border-width: 19px;
border-style: solid;
border-color: #fff transparent transparent transparent;
width: 0px;
height: 0px;
left:-19px;
top:-20px;
}
.anothertail {
background-image: url(http://static.jqueryfordesigners.com/demo/images/coda/bubble-tail2.png);
display: block;
height: 29px;
width: 30px;
}