html - Shape with a slanted side (responsive)

Question

I am trying to create a shape like in the image below with a slanted edge on only one side (for example, the bottom side) while the other edges remain straight.

I tried using the border method (code is given below) but the dimensions of my shape are dynamic and hence I cannot use this method.

.shape {
    position: relative;
    height: 100px;
    width: 200px;
    background: tomato;
}
.shape:after {
    position: absolute;
    content: '';
    height: 0px;
    width: 0px;
    left: 0px;
    bottom: -100px;
    border-width: 50px 100px;
    border-style: solid;
    border-color: tomato tomato transparent transparent;
}

<div class="shape">
    Some content
</div>

Answer 1

There are many ways to create the shape with a slanted edge only on one side.

The following methods cannot support dynamic sizes as already mentioned in the question:

• Border triangle method with pixel values for border-width.
• Linear gradients with the angle syntax (like 45deg, 30deg etc).

The methods that can support dynamic sizes are described below.

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Method 1 - SVG

(Browser Compatibility)

SVG can be used to produce the shape either by using polygons or paths. The below snippet makes use of polygon. Any text content required can be positioned on top of the shape.

$(document).ready(function() {
  $('#increasew-vector').on('click', function() {
    $('.vector').css({
      'width': '150px',
      'height': '100px'
    });
  });
  $('#increaseh-vector').on('click', function() {
    $('.vector').css({
      'width': '100px',
      'height': '150px'
    });
  });
  $('#increaseb-vector').on('click', function() {
    $('.vector').css({
      'width': '150px',
      'height': '150px'
    });
  });
})

div {
  float: left;
  height: 100px;
  width: 100px;
  margin: 20px;
  color: beige;
  transition: all 1s;
}
.vector {
  position: relative;
}
svg {
  position: absolute;
  margin: 10px;
  top: 0px;
  left: 0px;
  height: 100%;
  width: 100%;
  z-index: 0;
}
polygon {
  fill: tomato;
}
.vector > span {
  position: absolute;
  display: block;
  padding: 10px;  
  z-index: 1;
}
.vector.top > span{
  height: 50%;
  width: 100%;
  top: calc(40% + 5px); /* size of the angled area + buffer */
  left: 5px;  
}
.vector.bottom > span{
  height: 50%;
  width: 100%;
  top: 5px;
  left: 5px;  
}
.vector.left > span{
  width: 50%;
  height: 100%;
  left: 50%; /* size of the angled area */
  top: 5px;  
}
.vector.right > span{
  width: 50%;
  height: 100%;
  left: 5px;
  top: 5px;  
}



/* Just for demo */

body {
  background: radial-gradient(circle at 50% 50%, aliceblue, steelblue);
}

polygon:hover, span:hover + svg > polygon{
  fill: steelblue;
}

.btn-container {
  position: absolute;
  top: 0px;
  right: 0px;
  width: 150px;
}

button {
  width: 150px;
  margin-bottom: 10px;
}

.vector.left{
  clear: both;
}

<script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/prefixfree/1.0.7/prefixfree.min.js"></script>
<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/2.1.1/jquery.min.js"></script>
<div class="vector bottom">
  <span>Some content</span>
  <svg viewBox="0 0 40 100" preserveAspectRatio="none">
    <polygon points="0,0 40,0 40,100 0,60" />
  </svg>
</div>
<div class="vector top">
  <span>Some content</span>
  <svg viewBox="0 0 40 100" preserveAspectRatio="none">
    <polygon points="0,40 40,0 40,100 0,100" />
  </svg>
</div>
<div class="vector left">
  <span>Some content</span>
  <svg viewBox="0 0 40 100" preserveAspectRatio="none">
    <polygon points="0,0 40,0 40,100 20,100" />
  </svg>
</div>
<div class="vector right">
  <span>Some content</span>
  <svg viewBox="0 0 40 100" preserveAspectRatio="none">
    <polygon points="0,0 20,0 40,100 0,100" />
  </svg>
</div>

<div class='btn-container'>
  <button id="increasew-vector">Increase Width</button>
  <button id="increaseh-vector">Increase Height</button>
  <button id="increaseb-vector">Increase Both</button>
</div>