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CSS corner-shape property usage example
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="UTF-8">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
<title>CSS corner-shape Property Demo</title>
<style>
* {
margin: 0;
padding: 0;
box-sizing: border-box;
}
body {
background: #000;
display: flex;
justify-content: center;
align-items: center;
min-height: 100vh;
font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', sans-serif;
}
.tab-container {
display: flex;
gap: 0;
background: #2a2a2a;
border-radius: 50px;
position: relative;
border: 2px solid #444;
overflow: hidden;
padding: 0;
justify-content: stretch;
align-items: stretch;
font-size: 0; /* Remove whitespace between inline elements */
}
.tab {
display: flex;
align-items: center;
gap: 12px;
padding: 16px 50px;
background: transparent;
color: #fff;
font-size: 20px; /* Reset font-size here */
font-weight: 500;
cursor: pointer;
transition: all 0.2s ease;
position: relative;
white-space: nowrap;
flex: 1;
margin-right: -20px; /* Overlap tabs to eliminate gaps */
/* NEW CSS corner-shape property! */
corner-shape: bevel round;
border-radius: 1em 0 / 3em 0;
border-right: 3px solid #444;
}
/* First and last tab corner-shape adjustments */
.tab:first-child {
margin-left: -30px;
padding-left: 60px;
}
.tab:last-child {
margin-right: -30px;
padding-right: 60px;
}
/* Hover effect */
.tab:hover {
background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1);
}
/* Active state */
.tab.active {
background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1);
}
.tab-icon {
width: 28px;
height: 28px;
display: flex;
align-items: center;
justify-content: center;
}
/* Icon styles */
.icon-apps {
width: 24px;
height: 24px;
display: grid;
grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 10px);
gap: 4px;
}
.icon-apps span {
width: 10px;
height: 10px;
background: currentColor;
border-radius: 3px;
}
.icon-settings {
width: 28px;
height: 28px;
border: 2.5px solid currentColor;
border-radius: 50%;
position: relative;
}
.icon-settings::before {
content: '';
position: absolute;
width: 10px;
height: 10px;
background: currentColor;
border-radius: 50%;
top: 50%;
left: 50%;
transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
}
.icon-users {
width: 28px;
height: 28px;
position: relative;
}
.icon-users::before,
.icon-users::after {
content: '';
position: absolute;
border: 2.5px solid currentColor;
border-radius: 50%;
}
.icon-users::before {
width: 16px;
height: 16px;
top: 0;
left: 6px;
}
.icon-users::after {
width: 24px;
height: 12px;
bottom: 0;
left: 2px;
border-radius: 12px 12px 0 0;
}
/* Demo annotation */
.demo-note {
position: absolute;
bottom: -80px;
left: 50%;
transform: translateX(-50%);
background: #1a1a1a;
padding: 15px 25px;
border-radius: 10px;
border: 1px solid #3b82f6;
color: #3b82f6;
font-family: 'Courier New', monospace;
font-size: 14px;
white-space: nowrap;
}
.container-wrapper {
position: relative;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<div class="container-wrapper">
<div class="tab-container">
<div class="tab">
<div class="tab-icon icon-apps">
<span></span>
<span></span>
<span></span>
<span></span>
</div>
<span>Apps</span>
</div>
<div class="tab">
<div class="tab-icon icon-settings"></div>
<span>Settings</span>
</div>
<div class="tab">
<div class="tab-icon icon-users"></div>
<span>Users</span>
</div>
</div>
<div class="demo-note">
corner-shape: bevel; border-radius: 0 1em / 0 2.5em;
</div>
</div>
<script>
// Add click functionality
const tabs = document.querySelectorAll('.tab');
tabs.forEach(tab => {
tab.addEventListener('click', () => {
tabs.forEach(t => t.classList.remove('active'));
tab.classList.add('active');
});
});
</script>
</body>
</html>
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