The basic bubble variants (Not Work in IE6, IE7, IE8)

This could be any element you want

This could be any element you want

This could be any element you want

This could be any element you want

This could be any element you want

This could be any element you want

This could be any element you want

This could be any element you want

This could be any element you want

This could be any element you want

This could be any element you want

This could be any element you want

Simple examples

125 comments

Design is directed toward human beings. To design is to solve human problems by identifying them and executing the best solution.

Ivan Chermayeff

It’s not what you look at that matters, it’s what you see.

Henry David Thoreau

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More complex CSS3 examples

Some more experimental speech bubbles that try to limit the damage in browsers lacking the necessary CSS3 support.

It doesn’t matter what the first child element of this div is...but it does need a child element.

This is a blockquote that is styled to look like a speech bubble

This is a blockquote that is styled to look like a thought bubble

No, Donny, these men are nihilists, there’s nothing to be afraid of.

Walter Sobchak

This is a blockquote that is styled to look like a speech bubble

This is a blockquote that is styled to look like a speech bubble

This is a blockquote that is styled to look like a thought bubble