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734 B
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42 lines
734 B
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title: Triangle
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tags: visual,intermediate
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---
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Creates a triangle shape with pure CSS.
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#### HTML
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```html
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<div class="triangle"></div>
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```
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#### CSS
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```css
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.triangle {
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width: 0;
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height: 0;
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border-top: 20px solid #333;
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border-left: 20px solid transparent;
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border-right: 20px solid transparent;
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}
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```
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#### Demo
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#### Explanation
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[View this link for a detailed explanation.](https://stackoverflow.com/q/7073484)
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The color of the border is the color of the triangle. The side the triangle tip points
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corresponds to the opposite `border-*` property. For example, a color on `border-top`
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means the arrow points downward.
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Experiment with the `px` values to change the proportion of the triangle.
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#### Browser support
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