Pure CSS Speech Bubble with a Shadow

by secretgspot

HTML

<span class="bubble">Speech bubble with a shadow</span>

CSS

body {
    background: #d6d6d6;
    padding: 100px;
}

/* Speech bubble with a shadow */

.bubble {
    background-color: #fff0a0;
    background-image: -webkit-linear-gradient(top, hsla(0,0%,100%,.5), hsla(0,0%,100%,0));
    background-image:    -moz-linear-gradient(top, hsla(0,0%,100%,.5), hsla(0,0%,100%,0));
    background-image:     -ms-linear-gradient(top, hsla(0,0%,100%,.5), hsla(0,0%,100%,0));
    background-image:      -o-linear-gradient(top, hsla(0,0%,100%,.5), hsla(0,0%,100%,0));
    background-image:         linear-gradient(top, hsla(0,0%,100%,.5), hsla(0,0%,100%,0));
    border-radius: 5px;
    box-shadow: inset 0 1px 1px hsla(0,0%,100%,.5),
                3px 3px 0 hsla(0,0%,0%,.1);
    color: #333;
    display: inline-block;
    font: 16px/25px sans-serif;
    padding: 15px 25px;
    position: relative;
    text-shadow: 0 1px 1px hsla(0,0%,100%,.5);
}
.bubble:after, .bubble:before {
    border-bottom: 25px solid transparent;
    border-right: 25px solid #fff0a0;
    bottom: -25px;
    content: '';
    position: absolute;
    right: 25px;
}
.bubble:before {
    border-right: 25px solid hsla(0,0%,0%,.1);
    bottom: -28px;
    right: 22px;
}