JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground
by GCyrillus
HTML
<div class="chat">
<div id="msg17" class="bubbledLeft">Here is my message</div>
</div>
CSS
body{
background-color: rgb(238, 238, 238);
}
.bubbledLeft{
margin-top: 3px;
padding: 3px 5px 3px 5px;
max-width: 80%;
clear: both;
float: left;
margin-right: auto;
position: relative;
z-index:1;
margin-right: auto;
padding: 4px 10px 4px 15px; /*position within the border*/
background:url(http://www.rwe-uk.com/static/ichat_with_css3/speech_bubble_left_2.png) center / 300% 150%;
background-clip:content-box;
}
.bubbledLeft:before {
z-index: -1;
position: absolute;
top: 0px;
right: 0px;
bottom: 0px;
left: 0px;
content: "";
border-width: 8px 10px 8px 17px;
border-image: url(http://www.rwe-uk.com/static/ichat_with_css3/speech_bubble_left_2.png) 8 10 8 17 stretch stretch;
-webkit-border-image: url(http://www.rwe-uk.com/static/ichat_with_css3/speech_bubble_left_2.png) 8 10 8 17 stretch stretch;
-moz-border-image: url(http://www.rwe-uk.com/static/ichat_with_css3/speech_bubble_left_2.png) 8 10 8 17 stretch stretch;
-o-border-image: url(http://www.rwe-uk.com/static/ichat_with_css3/speech_bubble_left_2.png) 8 10 8 17 stretch stretch;
border-style: solid;
}