css hexx

a neat trick

by edwardsharp

HTML

<div class="hex bump">0123456789012 3456789012345 6789012345678 </div>

CSS

.hex:before {
    content: " ";
    width: 0; height: 0;
    border-bottom: 30px solid #ff6600;
    border-left: 52px solid transparent;
    border-right: 52px solid transparent;
    position: absolute;
    top: -30px;
}

.hex {
    margin-top: 30px;
    width: 102px;
    height: 66px;
    background-color: #ff6600;
    position: relative;
}

.hex:after {
    content: "";
    width: 0;
    position: absolute;
    bottom: -30px;
    border-top: 30px solid #ff6600;
    border-left: 52px solid transparent;
    border-right: 52px solid transparent;
}

.bump {
    margin: 66px;
}