Is there a way to create a chrome-like tab using CSS?

Question

I have been looking for a Google Chrome-like tab written using CSS but cannot find one.

I am trying to replicate the look in order to use it in a web application or

Answer 1

I am just giving some css for getting chrome like tabs, rest its up to you to use as you want.

<style type='text/css'>
  .chrome_tab {
    width: 150px;
    height: 0;
    border-left: 12px solid transparent;
    border-right: 12px solid transparent;
    border-bottom: 20px solid grey;
    border-radius: 80px 80px 2px 2px;
    color: white;
    text-align: center;
  }
</style>


<div class='chrome_tab'>
    muhammad(peace be upon him)
</div>

demo here http://jsfiddle.net/GH7d6/

Answer 2

yeah its possible, with css3

Ive posted a blog about how to its a lil depthy, and sadly enouth not going to work on ie unless you use images

Edit:

Removed old reference to redeyeoperations cause its a link farm now. This is a bit lighter version also it is up on a 3rd party site, so its less likely to be down.

http://codepen.io/jacoblwe20/pen/DxAJF

Here is the code

HTML

<div class=tab-container>
  <ul class="tabs clearfix" >
    <li>
      <a href=# >Users</a> 
    </li>
    <li class=active > 
      <a href=# >Pending Lots</a> 
    </li>
    <li> 
      <a href=# >Nearby Lots</a> 
    </li>
    <li>
      <a href=# >Recent Lots</a>
    </li>
  </ul>
</div>
<div class=outer-circle></div>

CSS

body{
  background : #efefef;
  font : .8em sans-serif;
  margin: 0;
}

.tab-container{
  background : #2BA6CB;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  max-height: 35px;
}

ul.tabs{
  margin: 0;
  list-style-type : none;
  line-height : 35px;
  max-height: 35px;
  overflow: hidden;
  display: inline-block;
  padding-right: 20px
}

ul.tabs > li.active{
  z-index: 2;
  background: #efefef;
}

ul.tabs > li.active:before{
  border-color : transparent #efefef transparent transparent;
}


ul.tabs > li.active:after{
  border-color : transparent transparent transparent #efefef;
}

ul.tabs > li{
  float : right;
  margin : 5px -10px 0;
  border-top-right-radius: 25px 170px;
  border-top-left-radius: 20px 90px;
  padding : 0 30px 0 25px;
  height: 170px;
  background: #ffffd;
  position : relative;
  box-shadow: 0 10px 20px rgba(0,0,0,.5);
  max-width : 200px;
}

ul.tabs > li > a{
  display: inline-block;
  max-width:100%;
  overflow: hidden;
  text-overflow: ellipsis;
  text-decoration: none;
  color: #222;
}

ul.tabs > li:before, ul.tabs > li:after{
  content : '';
  background : transparent;
  height: 20px;
  width: 20px;
  border-radius: 100%;
  border-width: 10px;
  top: 0px;
  border-style : solid;
  position : absolute;
}

ul.tabs > li:before{
  border-color : transparent #ffffd transparent transparent;
  -webkit-transform : rotate(48deg);
  -moz-transform : rotate(48deg);
  -ms-transform : rotate(48deg);
  -o-transform : rotate(48deg);
  transform : rotate(48deg);
  left: -23px;
}

ul.tabs > li:after{
  border-color : transparent transparent transparent #ffffd;
  -webkit-transform : rotate(-48deg);
  -moz-transform : rotate(-48deg);
  -ms-transform : rotate(-48deg);
  -o-transform : rotate(-48deg);
  transform : rotate(-48deg);
  right: -17px;
}

/* Clear Fix took for HTML 5 Boilerlate*/

.clearfix:before, .clearfix:after { content: ""; display: table; }
.clearfix:after { clear: both; }
.clearfix { zoom: 1; }

JS for tab switching ~ include jquery to get working or visit the codepen

var tabs = $('.tabs > li');

tabs.on("click", function(){
  tabs.removeClass('active');
  $(this).addClass('active');
});

Answer 3

I found this in CSS tricks, really deeply hidden:

http://css-tricks.com/examples/MovingHighlight/

Answer 4

If you need solution in Bootstrap and AngularJS I made one myself. They're styled with overriding the default Bootstrap styles.

You can check the tutorial here: https://scotch.io/tutorials/build-chrome-like-tabs-with-bootstrap-and-angularjs

And grab the code here: https://github.com/imjustd/chrome-tabs

Answer 5

This github project seems to do it, but it doesn't look that good on my IE 11... :(

Answer 6

Have you tried jQuery UI which can be found here:

http://jqueryui.com