CSS Border with a botton - css

Question

Can I achieve a custom CSS border with a button at one end which looks like this
Without url(some image link)?
Note: I want so because when I want to change color, I have to manipulate image.
I have achieved using image JS Fiddle
#stretch {
border-image: url(http://akitech.org/img/border.png) 30 30 stretch;
}

Answer 1

The easiest way is to use CSS pseudo-elements to create the decoration (the circle at the left) and to mask the chamfer at the right of the border (the angle at which the border-right would otherwise meet):
div {
border: 10px solid transparent;
width: 250px;
padding: 10px 20px;
position: relative;
/* this property has to be set to change the border-color: */
border-bottom-color: #f90;
}
/* common shared styles: */
div::before,
div::after {
/* to ensure the pseudo-elements are rendered: */
content: '';
/* for positioning: */
position: absolute;
/* positioning the element with its uppermost edge
against the bottom of the element, against the
upper side of the bottom-border: */
top: 100%;
/* again, set to change the color of the ends: */
background-color: #f90;
}
div::before {
/* position against the left edge: */
left: 0;
/* move the pseudo element 10px up, and
10px left: */
margin: -10px 0 0 -10px;
height: 30px;
width: 30px;
/* making the pseudo-element a circle: */
border-radius: 50%;
}
/* masking the chamfer of the border-bottom's
right-most edge: */
div::after {
left: 100%;
/* making the height/width the same width
as the border itself: */
height: 10px;
width: 10px;
}
div {
border: 10px solid transparent;
width: 250px;
padding: 10px 20px;
position: relative;
border-bottom-color: #f90;
}
div::before,
div::after {
content: '';
position: absolute;
top: 100%;
background-color: #f90;
}
div::before {
left: 0;
margin: -10px 0 0 -10px;
height: 30px;
width: 30px;
border-radius: 50%;
}
div::after {
left: 100%;
height: 10px;
width: 10px;
}
<div id="stretch">Here, the image is stretched to fill the area.</div>
In order to have these borders adapt to the length of the text, either the elements you want to have custom-bordered must themselves be able to contract to the width of the text, either using float:
div {
border: 10px solid transparent;
position: relative;
border-bottom-color: #f90;
padding-left: 20px;
/* forces the element to take up only that space required by
its (non-floated) contents: */
float: left;
/* forces the floated elements to the next line: */
clear: left;
}
div {
border: 10px solid transparent;
position: relative;
border-bottom-color: #f90;
padding-left: 20px;
float: left;
clear: left;
}
div::before,
div::after {
content: '';
position: absolute;
top: 100%;
background-color: #f90;
}
div::before {
left: 0;
margin: -10px 0 0 -10px;
height: 30px;
width: 30px;
border-radius: 50%;
}
div::after {
left: 100%;
height: 10px;
width: 10px;
}
<div>text</div>
<div>longer text</div>
<div>much longer text</div>
<div>much much much longer text</div>
Or, possibly more simply, use display: inline-block:
div {
border: 10px solid transparent;
position: relative;
border-bottom-color: #f90;
padding-left: 20px;
display: inline-block;
}
div {
border: 10px solid transparent;
position: relative;
border-bottom-color: #f90;
padding-left: 20px;
display: inline-block;
}
div::before,
div::after {
content: '';
position: absolute;
top: 100%;
background-color: #f90;
}
div::before {
left: 0;
margin: -10px 0 0 -10px;
height: 30px;
width: 30px;
border-radius: 50%;
}
div::after {
left: 100%;
height: 10px;
width: 10px;
}
<div>text</div>
<div>longer text</div>
<div>much longer text</div>
<div>much much much longer text</div>
Or display: inline (these don't automatically force new-lines between elements, obviously):
div {
border: 10px solid transparent;
position: relative;
border-bottom-color: #f90;
padding-left: 20px;
display: inline;
}
div {
border: 10px solid transparent;
position: relative;
border-bottom-color: #f90;
padding-left: 20px;
display: inline;
}
div::before,
div::after {
content: '';
position: absolute;
top: 100%;
background-color: #f90;
}
div::before {
left: 0;
margin: -10px 0 0 -10px;
height: 30px;
width: 30px;
border-radius: 50%;
}
div::after {
left: 100%;
height: 10px;
width: 10px;
}
<div>text</div>
<div>longer text</div>
<div>much longer text</div>
<div>much much much longer text</div>

Answer 2

summary:
for simplist way to this question, should not using svg, pure css can draw the shape author expected very well cause it's a combination of cycle(border radius)+rect(thicker line), let's refer to the David's answer should be the easiest and most clean way to draw that shape under text.
//below is my debugging history and tries (i searched out many ways to approach it);
//though not good answers
I use background css attribute (not OP wanted) Op used border-image also valid.
<div class="custom-border" >SOME TEXT HERE</div>
<style>
.custom-border{
padding-left:20px;
width:200px;
background:url(http://img1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20140224040010/shantae/images/b/bc/HGH_border_bottom.png) 0px 5px no-repeat;
background-size:contain;
height:150px;
}
</style>
later I realized OP might dislike using image traditional way, I re understand the
question is asking how to draw that shape in pure css and place it under the text and the responsive should be as flexible as the traditional way the svg shape will auto strech with the text placed on it.
after that, I've find some way to generate svg and place under text
see if it works for no image solution or you can get it improved based on fiddle
http://jsfiddle.net/hahatey/hsfxS/1464/
during the process, i've found this useful tool of generating svg from below reference url: http://svg-edit.googlecode.com/svn/branches/2.6/editor/svg-editor.html
But the flaw is it's still a fixed width solution, the line svg won't auto stretch.
Have found a unclean way to improve auto stretch though not in pure css responsive way.
but auto strech can be done by dynamically change below line
<rect stroke="#ff0000" id="svg_2" height="8" width="100%" y="27" x="40" stroke-width="5" fill="#FF0000"/>
where width="100%" or fixed value => width="function return value"; //
// during this try, i found a little bug, jquery seems unable to select svg or element inside svg? however svg element tag attribute can be written in backend languge so still valid.
//3.44
Another way without touching the inner "rect' element below "svg" tag, is to add a container to the whole thing, and using function to dynamically
assign width for the container;
like my attempt in this
fiddle: http://jsfiddle.net/hahatey/hsfxS/1468/
so at least the width can be dynamically calculated out by a function to calculate the text length of the upper text so the line will be able to strech if the calculation is accurate enough. There could be other ways to do svg auto strech with the text using pure css if other ppl find it.
Thanks.
5.02// since the author didn't say how complex the content is inside the container,
I've created a demo in pure css triggered effct --- auto strech the shape along with the text above it in below fiddle. but i said it sure has many limitations though looks similar.
http://jsfiddle.net/hahatey/a9z1kyx7/
my upper fiddle is only able to align correctly for singleline auto strech
I'm wondering if complex content (more than one line, there maybe a lot of block,inline mixed tag element inside which increases complexity for alignment) can also use css to do such decoration width auto adjustment without touching javascript or backend language.