How to create a triangle in CSS3 using border-radius

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I am using border-radius property to acheive rounded corners. But I am not sure how to get rounded corners of this shape. I tried giving same dimensions from either sides but they just dont give me the exact shape. Am I missing some CSS3 property here.

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Just wondering if clip css property is the answer.

UPDATE:

http://jsfiddle.net/YWnzc/136/

6 Answers

Triangles in different sizes with border radius

To flip or to change vertical alignment fork translateY() and rotate()

/*triangle background large*/
.triangle-bg-lg, .triangle-bg-lg:before, .triangle-bg-lg:after { width: 25em; height: 25em; }

/*triangle background medium*/
.triangle-bg-md, .triangle-bg-md:before, .triangle-bg-md:after { width: 20em; height: 20em; }

/*triangle background small*/
.triangle-bg-sm, .triangle-bg-sm:before, .triangle-bg-sm:after { width: 15em; height: 15em; }

/*triangle background extra small*/
.triangle-bg-xs, .triangle-bg-xs:before, .triangle-bg-xs:after { width: 10em; height: 10em; }

/*triangle background extra extra small*/
.triangle-bg-xxs, .triangle-bg-xxs:before, .triangle-bg-xxs:after { width: 5em; height: 5em; }

/*common triangle style*/
.triangle-bg-lg,.triangle-bg-md, .triangle-bg-sm,.triangle-bg-xs,.triangle-bg-xxs {
    overflow: hidden;
    position: relative;
    margin:2em auto;
    border-radius: 20%;
    transform: translateY(50%) rotate(30deg) skewY(30deg) scaleX(.866);
} 
.triangle-bg-lg:before, .triangle-bg-lg:after,.triangle-bg-md:before, .triangle-bg-md:after, .triangle-bg-sm:before, .triangle-bg-sm:after,.triangle-bg-xxs:before, .triangle-bg-xxs:after{
    position: absolute;
    background: #ccc;
    pointer-events: auto;
    content: '';
}
.triangle-bg-xs:before, .triangle-bg-xs:after{
    background: #ccc;
    position: absolute;
    pointer-events: auto;
    content: '';
}
.triangle-bg-lg:before, .triangle-bg-md:before, .triangle-bg-sm:before, .triangle-bg-xs:before,.triangle-bg-xxs:before {
    border-radius: 20% 20% 20% 53%;
    transform: scaleX(1.155) skewY(-30deg) rotate(-30deg) translateY(-42.3%) 
            skewX(30deg) scaleY(.866) translateX(-24%);
}
.triangle-bg-lg:after, .triangle-bg-md:after,.triangle-bg-sm:after,.triangle-bg-xs:after,.triangle-bg-xxs:after {
    border-radius: 20% 20% 53% 20%;
    transform: scaleX(1.155) skewY(-30deg) rotate(-30deg) translateY(-42.3%) 
            skewX(-30deg) scaleY(.866) translateX(24%);
}
<div class="page-container">
    <div class="triangle-bg-lg"></div>
    <div class="triangle-bg-md"></div>
    <div class="triangle-bg-sm"></div>
    <div class="triangle-bg-xs"></div>
    <div class="triangle-bg-xxs"></div>
</div>

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<style>

.trio {position:absolute;}
.trio .triangle {
    position: relative;
    background-color: #DB524B;
    text-align: left;
}
.trio .triangle:before,
.trio .triangle:after {
    content: '';
    position: absolute;
    background-color: inherit;
}
.trio .triangle,
.trio .triangle:before,
.trio .triangle:after {
    width:  3em;
    height: 3em;
    border-top-right-radius: 33%;
}

.trio .triangle {
    transform: rotate(-60deg) skewX(-30deg) scale(1,.866);
}
.trio .triangle:before {
    transform: rotate(-135deg) skewX(-45deg) scale(1.414,.707) translate(0,-50%);
}
.trio .triangle:after {
    transform: rotate(135deg) skewY(-45deg) scale(.707,1.414) translate(50%);
}
.trio .exclamation{
    color: #DB524B;
    position:absolute;
    font-size:50px;
    top:8px;
    left:15px;
    z-index:2;
}

.trio .triangle.tri-in {
    background-color: #fff;
    margin-top: -2.9em;
    margin-left: 1px;
}
.trio .tri-in,
.trio .tri-in:before,
.trio .tri-in:after {
    width:  2.9em;
    height: 2.9em;
    border-top-right-radius: 33%;
}
/* styles below for demonstration purposes only */
body { padding: 30%; }
</style>
</head>
<body>
<div class="trio">
<span class="exclamation">!</span>
<div class='triangle'></div>
<div class='triangle tri-in'></div>
</div>
</body>
</html>

I used this for add triagle to link:

.review-box_left-link:after{
    content: '';
    position: absolute;
    width: 19px;
    height: 19px;
    background: #2195DB;
    border-radius: 2px;
    transform: rotate(-45deg);
    background: linear-gradient(to right bottom, white 0%,white 50%,#2195DB 50%,#2195DB 50%,#2195DB 100%);
}
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