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How to create a corset like effect with CSS?


I want to create a effect as below with CSS, initially, I was thinking to merge two rectangle with rounded corner, but I can't use that way since it is a sharp angle, not rounded, look at the area in cirle, this is most hard part.

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So I do it this way:
1. Create a rounded rectangle as the outline. with border color gray.
2. Create a tringle with gray color at the center of the left side of the rect.
3. Create another triangle with white color to cover the gray triangle in step 2, with a little offset, to make it appears as the border of the rect.

Here is the effect:

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My question is:
1. How can I add the right part? it seems I can only draw one shap at the same time in CSS selector :before or :after.
2. What if i want to add border shadow effect? the white triangle will appear if I add shadow of the rect, it's ugly.
3. Or any other way to make this effect?

Here is the code:

.triangle_left {
  width: 600px;
  height: 600px;
  position: relative;
  margin: 20px auto;
  border: 2px solid #cccccc;
  /* box-shadow: 0px 0px 8px 1px darkgrey; */
  border-radius: 20px;
}

.triangle_left:before {
  content: '';
  width: 0;
  height: 0;
  border: 20px solid transparent;
  border-left-color: #cccccc;
  position: absolute;
  left: 0;
  top: 50%;
  margin-top: -20px;
}

.triangle_left:after {
  content: '';
  width: 0;
  height: 0;
  border: 18px solid transparent;
  border-left-color: white;
  position: absolute;
  left: -2px;
  top: 50%;
  margin-top: -18px;
}
<div class="triangle_left">

</div>

Try it here in JSFiddle


Solution

  • An idea is to build the shape using gradient and rely on drop-shadow filter

    .box {
      margin-top:50px;
      border-radius:10px;
      width:200px;
      height:200px;
      background:
      /*the middle line */
        repeating-linear-gradient(to right,gold 0px,gold 5px,transparent 5px,transparent 10px) center/calc(100% - 40px) 2px,
        /*The background*/
        linear-gradient(to bottom right,#fff 49%,transparent 50%) 100% calc(50% - 10px) / 20px 20px,
        linear-gradient(to top    right,#fff 49%,transparent 50%) 100% calc(50% + 10px) / 20px 20px,
        linear-gradient(to bottom left ,#fff 49%,transparent 50%) 0    calc(50% - 10px) / 20px 20px,
        linear-gradient(to top    left ,#fff 49%,transparent 50%) 0    calc(50% + 10px) / 20px 20px,
        
        linear-gradient(#fff,#fff) top    right / 20px calc(50% - 20px),
        linear-gradient(#fff,#fff) bottom right / 20px calc(50% - 20px),
        
        linear-gradient(#fff,#fff) top    left / 20px calc(50% - 20px),
        linear-gradient(#fff,#fff) bottom left / 20px calc(50% - 20px),
        
        linear-gradient(#fff,#fff) center/calc(100% - 40px) 100%;
       background-repeat:no-repeat;
       filter:drop-shadow(0 0 5px #000); 
    }
    
    body {
      background:pink;
    }
    <div class="box">
    </div>

    CSS transparent triangle with shadow

    You can also do it with clip-path but you need an extra wrapper where you apply the drop-shadow filter

    .box {
      margin-top: 50px;
      border-radius: 10px;
      width: 200px;
      height: 200px;
      background: 
       repeating-linear-gradient(to right, gold 0px, gold 5px, transparent 5px, transparent 10px) center/100% 2px no-repeat,
       #fff;
      clip-path:polygon(
      0 0,100% 0,
      100% calc(50% - 20px),calc(100% - 20px) 50%,100% calc(50% + 20px),
      100% 100%, 0 100%,
      0 calc(50% + 20px),20px 50%,0 calc(50% - 20px)
      );
    }
    
    .drop {
      filter: drop-shadow(0 0 5px #000);
    }
    
    body {
      background: pink;
    }
    <div class="drop">
      <div class="box">
      </div>
    </div>